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| Pastor Gbenga Aluko |
This
topic will be considered with the following subheading:
*Background
to the study
*Foreword
*Why
some people ran/moved in the scripture
*What
to do when afraid/confused/thing are going south
*Conclusion
Background
to the study
Saul had
with the discovered intention to kill David which he survived by God’s grace driven
him out of his kindred and country after a chronology of event:
1
Sam. 17 David kills Goliath
1
Sam. 18 Saul becomes Jealous
1 Sam.
19 Saul tries to kill David
1
Sam. 20 Jonathan helps David
1 Sam
21ff David flees for his life.
David
later on found solace in the philistine town of Ziklag, he then mistakenly went
to war as an ancillary to the army of Philistine but was expelled as a
correction. He reluctantly went back to his abode (Ziklag) to a rude shock, his
abode laid in ruins owing to an invasion by the Amalekites who surprised the
city when it was left unguarded, plundered it, burnt it and carried all the
women and children captive. 1 Sam.30:1-3, just as the enemy plunders gardens
when men sleeps Matt 13:25.
May
God help us to understand and correctly appropriate the place of divine
direction (overcoming any pressure from any situation we are/would go through
just as the master said John 16:33) which of immeasurable advantage to us in
Jesus mighty name.
Foreword
Not
all movement is progressive, the Israelites were in the wilderness for forty
years, on a journey that should have taken less than a month Deut.1:1ff.
Steps
taken out of fear often leads to greater calamity, Saul feared men and collided
with God, he didn’t have a second chance 1 Sam 15:24.On the 27th of
January 2002 there was a bomb blast in Lagos military armoury, while running
out of fear 1100 people died as a result of stampede and in a canal a death
that was fear induced and avoidable.
The
personality or the number of people taking a wrong step will not make it right.
David (a great name and person and also not minding his predicament) had an unholy alliance with the philistines, wanted to fight against Gods people 1
Sam 29:1ff. (Same David had a different testimony not too long ago “who is his
uncircumcised philistine defying the living God 1Sam 17:26). It was this
decision that resulted in the calamity that befell him in 1 Sam.30.10 out of
the twelve spies Moses sent to Canaan brought negative report and that didn’t
lend credence to their testimony or invalidate the testimony of the other two spies
Numbers 13 & 14.
Why
some people ran/moved in the scripture
Harsh economy: Abraham to Egypt Gen.12:10, Israel’s
threefold journeys to Egypt Gen. 42, 43 and 46. (This journey fulfilled the 400
years enslavement earlier prophesied Gen.15:13).
Unpleasant life threatening experiences:
David ran for his life 1Sam.21-23
Divine direction:
Joseph and Mary Matt 2:13, Isaac Gen.26:1-3, Elijah 1kings 17:4&9
Covetousness, quest for
unguided/dangerous freedom: Gehazi 2 kings 5, Prodigal son Luke
15:11
To follow Christ/be his disciple: Peter
and other disciples Matt 19:27, Luke 18:28
What to do when afraid/confused/thing
are going south
*It is a time to pray 2 Chr. 7:13-14, James
5:16
*It is a time seek answers from God Ps.34:5, 1
Sam.30:8
*Get Godly counsels Prov. 11:14
*Stay in and with God Prov.18:10, Ps.46:10.
Conclusion
David
was in a very great dilemma, lost all that was important to him: his wives,
properties,the honour that took him years to build as his soldier thought of stoning
him and he still created time to ask God for direction, in same vein Jesus is
always available and ready to guide us at all times not only against physical
recovery only but also for all that is lost spiritually. Come to Jesus today he
is willing and able to save and direct you today .Rom.10:13, Rev.3:10
For
we know in part……responses, comments and corrections are welcomed.
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