SCRIPTURE: 1Samuel 30:3 When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. 4 So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. 5 David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
OBSERVATION: David and his warriors had returned to their homes to find they had been raided by an enemy and their families had been carried off. Everything was going wrong for David, even his men were turning against him.
BUT David had a source to Whom he could turn for solace, support and strength. It is an eternal and never-failing source. It avails today as it did then for all who seek its comfort. God is our refuge, an ever-present help in time of trouble! (Psalm 46:1)
APPLICATION: Today I have the same source for strength as David did in his day. God is my refuge and my ever-present help in time of trouble!
Here is a report, in my words, from Guinea-Conakry from 5 days ago: Pastor Elijah and his SOAP ministry team went into a anti-Christian area and started preaching the gospel. They were surrounded and being rushed by about 200 people holding sticks and stones to harm them. Then Pastor Elijah, as loud as he could, started shouting “Jesus” and the SOAP team members joined him. About 1000 people joined the attackers, but the power of God settled on them and they all fell to the ground! So, the team started ministering to them and it resulted in over 1500 giving their lives to Jesus!
PRAYER: Lord, even today, you prove yourself to be our strength and ever-present help. Amen
Pastor Leon
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