A band of ruffians rose up against David and he was in trouble. The insurrectionists tried to assassinate him but the man whose heart resembled God's knew where to go. He went to God. He prayed. His prayer was made in the confidence that God would respond. When trouble comes to you, you can't tell trouble that your schedule is full. But God knows what to do when you have troubles and difficulties. He is on the job. When trouble comes to your life, you know where to go. You know whom to ask for help. Without enough power of your own, ask for the power of God! Read Matthew 11:29.
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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