Going to the enemies camp! Go get them...Go and do what the LORD has called You to do.
1 Samuel 30:8
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Be the voice, Be Christlike, and keeping on Striving. God Bless You all.
Hello Ayen. I am so sorry to read your post & know that the circumstances you're in must be awful for you to write what you did. Please, please Ayen, as Derek has also written, don't do anything rashly, based on circumstances or emotions. You're a child of God (even as you quoted from 1 Samuel when David wanted to hear from the LORD). But could you also read a little further in 1 Samuel 30:1-7 & see another situation that David was in.
The important words I want to bring to you, even as I have been praying for you, is in verse 6: even as "David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: BUT DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD". His wives were captured, his people wanted to stone him, but he took his eyes off his problems & griefs, and looked to the LORD Who had always been faithful to him. YES, David determined in his heart to encourage himself (or, strengthen himself) to look to God & not himself/his pain.
Would you do that dear Ayen? Your pain might be great, BUT God is greater and will carry you through - He wants your faith in Him - He wants you to gaze only on Him. As I prayed, two things came to me: one, a Scripture from 1 Peter 1:6-9, and also, friends from India unbeknown to them just sent me a hymn as a Word of God for you.
In 1 Peter, Peter was encouraging the dispersed believers, that in spite of their many trials in life & faith, what they were going through was "much more precious than of gold" and through it, their faith may be unto the "praise and honour and glory at Christ's appearing". And the 'reward of their faith is the salvation of their souls'.
And the hymn sent to me was, "In the garden". You can read the words on the Web, but the refrain is: "And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known." God wants you to trust Him fully.
Hello Erin. I was so sad to read your story & learn of your experiences. The world we live in is truly evil, where the voices of the sensible, compassionate & understanding are drowned out by those more visible & vocal in their depravity. Unfortunately, not much is done to curb that side of evil where a person who is in a vulnerable & difficult position should be subjected to the imbecilic taunts, gossip, & partiality of worthless people. God IS their Judge.
As I contemplated your short message, my mind turned to 1 Samuel 30:1-6. David wasn't physically incapacited, in fact he had much power. But even in his position, there arose a situation where his spirit was totally defeated. When David returned to Ziklag, the enemy had got there earlier & burned down the city. Not only that, the enemy captured all the women, wives, sons & daughters, even David's wives were taken captive. Then his people thought of stoning David, believing he was the cause of their great loss. David was in a dire position: loss of family, the city & its inhabitants, & now maybe his life. He could've said, 'everyone was against him', as his loss was so great.
Yet in verse 6: "BUT David encouraged himself in the LORD his God". In other words, he found hope, help, & assurance for the future by placing himself in God's Hands. The end of that story was that he defeated his enemies who had done this wickedness & recovered everything, even all their loved ones. David's secret was that when everything around him became bleak & painful, he immediately looked to the Lord for help & deliverance.
Erin, I know it's difficult & grossly unfair for you but all who are weighed down because of the evil around them, cannot remain down & defeated. God does give us all that we need to live above our circumstances; pray for those who hurt you, show them kindness, encourage yourself in God's Word, and know that you are a special & favoured child of the King - that God's Love is far greater than man's feeble acts.
Stanley Adkins, it appears the two words have the same meaning. In the King James version there is "encouraged," while in the English Standard and NASB bibles the word there is "strengthened." David encouraging himself and strengthening himself most likely consisted of praying to God fervently and thinking on how God promised him he would be king, delivering him from Saul among many other things.
The Lord is so amazing. Tonight I just opened my Bible and read as sometimes I do just to let the Holy Spirit guide me. I was reading in 1 Samuel about the life of David. I really can't say it has any correlation to Jesus rising on the third day but as soon as I read it I thought of you and how it connects. In "his spirit came again to him" and "three days and three nights". 1 Samuel 30:12
Verse 8; David was wise to inquire of the Lord before taking a step. He knew only God would know the outcome of His actions and needed to be sure that God would grant Him victory. We must always keep God as number one in our plans.
Wow can you imagine the grief?, v.4 " no power to weep"...that's a deep heartache.....V.12 when we learn to rely fully on God's Word, he told him to pursue that he will overtake and RECOVER ALL! AMEN...v.19 The fulfillment of the promise. " David Recovered all".....Let us abide in the Word and trust with full certainty that God is able to walk us in all victory in Jesus Amen
Verse 8: David did not just react to the situation based on his emotions, but he inquired of Jehovah God. We can imitate his example and look to God for the best decisions to make.
David showed good spiritual leadership in the way he handled this loss and victory. He looked to God for encouragement and when he was successful he realized that it was by God's help. Therefore he did not agree to keep the spoils for himself and his soldiers but distributed them all around. Everything we obtain belongs to God for it is He who gives us the power to get wealth. (Deut.8)
Sometimes in life you may have very genuine reasons to complain or just be down and feel low. But from the story of David and the Amalekites we see that God wants us to live beyond our current circumstances and situations in life, God wants us at all times and in every way to learn to praise him. When you praise God at such times you elevate your spirit and mind and you are able to see beyond your circumstances Here, praise is the key. Learn to praise God, Learn to give thanks and enquire to the Lord. If he did it for David and his men he will surely do it for you. You are blessed and anointed to pursue, recover and bring in some more. God bless you.
vs.21-25 They that went to war and they that tarry behind received equal reward through king David. This is to prove the scripture right that said: "one man planted, another watered it, God makes it to grow. " here David understood that victory comes from the Lord alone and no man should boast in his own power and achievement.
inspite our every situation let us persue. the devil might take away your children, ur wife, ur job, ur home but still persue cause you shall recover it all.
Definately there is nothing we enquire from God that He can not do,David enquire from God and was led to pursue,he act with faith and by His grace he recovered All.I also require obedience to the word of God.(1sam.23:2,4)
Pastor Godwin .N.Harrison. on 1 Samuel 30:8 - 11 years ago
We have a God that knows all our needs and challanges,both physically and spiritually.He wants us to call upon Him in the times of trouble,and seek in order to find(recover),( Jer 33:3;Math 7:7).David enquired,he recieved an answer,and authority to pursuit,the grace to overtake,and the divine favour to recover all.This time,the Lord God will give you the power to pursuit,special grace to overtake,and the divine favour to recover all your stollen blessings,and restore unto you the years that the locust hath eaten,in the name of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ;Amen!.
Until you inquire, you cannot recover! Until you pursue, you cannot recover! Until you overtake, you cannot recover! God's plan for you in 2013 is for you, your family, ministry, business, career,etc, to recover All-not just 30% or 90%, but All and not Nearly All, But All. Esther 8:2 . And the King took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. Prayer and fasting changes situation. Always look unto God. Jeremiah33:3. Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvellous things that you know nothing about.
David and his men wept, weeping cannot bring them back. We need to seek God, Matthew 7:7. Seek and you shall find, Isaiah 9:6 says He is Wonderful Counselor, He knows all things. Anytime we are in problem the only person to call is God, not to care for nothing, Psalm 50:15. The bible says the moment David enquired from the Lord, God gave him the answer.
Christopher cleveland on 1 Samuel 30:7 - 12 years ago
David was calling out for what God had put together not just an ephod but God’s calling in David’s life. David must have been encouraging himself in the lord at this point saying I know him whom I serve, I know if God be for me, who can be against me. I’m getting a grip on my calling, I’m walking in God’s will, I’m tired of running, 'bring it to me', he said.
1 Samuel 30:8
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Be the voice, Be Christlike, and keeping on Striving. God Bless You all.
The important words I want to bring to you, even as I have been praying for you, is in verse 6: even as "David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: BUT DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD". His wives were captured, his people wanted to stone him, but he took his eyes off his problems & griefs, and looked to the LORD Who had always been faithful to him. YES, David determined in his heart to encourage himself (or, strengthen himself) to look to God & not himself/his pain.
Would you do that dear Ayen? Your pain might be great, BUT God is greater and will carry you through - He wants your faith in Him - He wants you to gaze only on Him. As I prayed, two things came to me: one, a Scripture from 1 Peter 1:6-9, and also, friends from India unbeknown to them just sent me a hymn as a Word of God for you.
In 1 Peter, Peter was encouraging the dispersed believers, that in spite of their many trials in life & faith, what they were going through was "much more precious than of gold" and through it, their faith may be unto the "praise and honour and glory at Christ's appearing". And the 'reward of their faith is the salvation of their souls'.
And the hymn sent to me was, "In the garden". You can read the words on the Web, but the refrain is: "And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known." God wants you to trust Him fully.
As I contemplated your short message, my mind turned to 1 Samuel 30:1-6. David wasn't physically incapacited, in fact he had much power. But even in his position, there arose a situation where his spirit was totally defeated. When David returned to Ziklag, the enemy had got there earlier & burned down the city. Not only that, the enemy captured all the women, wives, sons & daughters, even David's wives were taken captive. Then his people thought of stoning David, believing he was the cause of their great loss. David was in a dire position: loss of family, the city & its inhabitants, & now maybe his life. He could've said, 'everyone was against him', as his loss was so great.
Yet in verse 6: "BUT David encouraged himself in the LORD his God". In other words, he found hope, help, & assurance for the future by placing himself in God's Hands. The end of that story was that he defeated his enemies who had done this wickedness & recovered everything, even all their loved ones. David's secret was that when everything around him became bleak & painful, he immediately looked to the Lord for help & deliverance.
Erin, I know it's difficult & grossly unfair for you but all who are weighed down because of the evil around them, cannot remain down & defeated. God does give us all that we need to live above our circumstances; pray for those who hurt you, show them kindness, encourage yourself in God's Word, and know that you are a special & favoured child of the King - that God's Love is far greater than man's feeble acts.
The Lord is so amazing. Tonight I just opened my Bible and read as sometimes I do just to let the Holy Spirit guide me. I was reading in 1 Samuel about the life of David. I really can't say it has any correlation to Jesus rising on the third day but as soon as I read it I thought of you and how it connects. In "his spirit came again to him" and "three days and three nights". 1 Samuel 30:12
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