Our Refuge

1 Samuel 27; Psalms 141; 1 Chronicles 9; Matthew 10 

“So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.”

1 Samuel 27:2

The confidence David had placed in the Lord for his refuge needed to be renewed every day. Yesterday’s victories don’t help us today. David ‘went over’ to the Philistines for refuge from Saul. He replaced the hand of God with the hand of Achish, king of Gath and he replaced the provision of God with his own plunder as he took innocent lives in order to survive. He replaced the shelter of the Most High with Ziklag.

What have we traded for our own security?

Fear can rob us of our faith and confidence in the Lord. We, too, can make impulsive decisions which affect the lives of those in our care.

In what ways are we tempted to ‘go over’ to the enemy’s territory in order to find refuge for the pressures in our lives?

“Lord Jesus, you are my refuge. Living according to your ways, under your hand, is my shelter and strong tower.”