We read in 1 Sam. 31:3-6 about the battle of the Philistines against Saul. In that battle Saul died. When David had tried to kill Saul, God would not allow him to do so, because Saul was God’s anointed. Now Saul and his sons had been killed in battle. There had been no need for David to fight against Saul. Unknown to David, God was working on his behalf. God had chosen David for a great and high service. He was not only God’s king but had been chosen by God as a prophet. He was not only God’s prophet, but one who would also receive from God His heavenly plan. That is why he had to be refined in many refining fires. We, as believers, have also been chosen by God for a very high and lofty purpose, and that is why we too have to go through extreme suffering to be ready that calling. It is for us to find out God’s will for our lives.
God Himself is my high priest. I can go to Him at anytime. The priest was given two stones, the Urim and the thummim, but now the Lord Jesus Christ has put in me these two stones, divine light and divine truth. According to Psalm 43:3 when I go into the house of God to find God’s will, His light and His truth, as the indwelling Christ in my heart, will lead me.
Now you can prove for yourself, that not only will God recover your losses, but your sorrows will be changed to joy when you come back to the Lord. Do not depend on the Philistines, and your friends, but learn to put your trust in Christ alone. Learn to enquire of God in every situation, seek to know His will, to hear His voice and to obey Him, and though the situation may be impossible, still obey Him.
Today’s calendar’s Bible verse:
“Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it....” Psalm 65:9.
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