Direction and Success

David’s “mighty men” committed their lives to him. At least, they did until they came back from one mission with him and discovered that their base had been raided and their families and belongings had been stolen by raiding punks (1 Samuel 29-30). Their answer was to decide how to kill David. David’s answer was to “encourage himself in Yahweh.” David’s answer drew forth Yahweh’s answer: pursue the punks and get your stuff back.

They did pursue the punks, and they got back more stuff than they had lost. They got back so much extra stuff that they probably looked like a gang of bikers doing a “Santa Run” for poor kids: stopping at each village on the way home and sharing the extra. Next time your stuff is broken or stolen or lost, learn David’s way of asking for direction to success. Expect to receive direction and success.