Bible Reading: (1 Samuel 27:1)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
Our lives tell the same story as David's - often enough. As believers, our trials press, and our faith fails, yet, the mercy of God never does. David's trials led him to express this moment of doubt, but the anointing of God upon him never failed. Through all the perils and difficult situations that God allowed David to enter, God's hand never left protecting, empowering, and leading David to the other side. Death was not, nor ever, the end for David. God's way of escape was. God never forsook David, though David momentarily thought He had.
How often it is with us - and how often we need reminding of the faithfulness, mercy, and grace of God in our own lives. As C. H. Spurgeon said, "David could not put his finger upon any entry in his diary, and say of it, 'Here is evidence that the Lord will forsake me,' for the entire tenor of his past life proved the very reverse." It is for this reason that we need to take the time each day to count our blessings, to consider the mercies of God in our lives, and to commit or way to Him. We will grow in our confidence that God is able to preserve His own, to protect and to promote them according to His glory and grace. Proof is in the diary, and possibilities are in the believing. Let us cast aside doubt and delight in our wonderful Savior!
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