Seek the Lord

"And David enquired of the Lord." -

2Sa_5:23

David's example is certainly one that we should learn from. He is not one of the bad examples like Samson. He is here a good example. We see him doing the right things, the right way, for the right reasons. We can learn a lot by that. Today, we find David facing the Philistines for a second time. There was a mighty victory the first time, and that would be enough to convince many people that victory is a given. David enquired of the Lord the first time - and won. How many would rest on yesterday's victory for today's battles? It was by the strength of the Lord that David's army won the first time - and David enquires a second time because that same strength is needed this time as well if victory is to happen.

Dear friends, never assume that victory over a sin, over a foe, or over an issue is a guarantee of today's new battles. Spiritual strength - the strength of the Lord - is always needed - and we must enquire of the Lord each day, for each battle. Don't wait to pray, make it a first resort. Look to God in the beginning of your day, not at the end.

There is another truth in this that we must grasp. In the enquiring, we need to wait for the answer. We tend to rush to do battle without having heard the instructions, hoping that we'll hear the still, small, quiet voice of the Lord amidst the clang and clamor of battle. With the world pulling all sorts of directions, we need the instructions from the Lord to help us know which strings to respond to. Wait for His instructions, follow them, and you will find victory for sure.

A third truth is found in this verse: sometimes the instructions God gives you seem strange, weird, or simply silly. Remember that He is God, His ways are higher than our ways, and He wants to do as He wishes. He will not make a fool of you. If He says take a compass and go from an oblique direction against your enemies, it may be because He knows the weaknesses of your enemies - and that direction will ensure victory. If He says bring a candle in a jar and a trumpet, then shine your light and sound your trumpet and watch the enemy quake with fear and flee with fright! Blessed is the soldier in God's Army who follows faithfully His Commander's orders, however strange they seem. God knows the dangers and the directions.

Make an enquiry of the Lord as David did - and make it every day that your day might be his and you can say with the Psalmist, "This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice in Him!"