1 Samuel 17:30 KJV
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
David had only recently come to the camp of Israel. His duty was to deliver some food to the soldiers, to bring some goods to his brothers and to get a report to bring back to his father. His hap was to arrive in time to hear Goliath's taunts which had been going on forty days. David was not a soldier but he was not afraid of Goliath's size or of his threats. So David began to encourage soldiers to take up the challenge and dispatch this enemy of Israel. Whether or not David had met with his brothers yet, I do not know. I do know that his brothers eventually heard him stirring up the soldiers and they rebuked him. David's response is the subject of my meditation today.
• David did not get angry and argue with his brother
• David did not get discouraged and quit because of his brother
• David simply turned from him toward another man and continued in his work
And that is the way Christians must go about their business for the Lord. As we speak to stir souls for Christ numbers of them will chide and rebuke us. That must not cause us to either grow angry or discouraged. If we grow angry and argue with them, they have in their own eyes won. If we grow discouraged and quit they have in fact won. The cause is just too great to give any sort of victory. Remember that cause and just turn toward another man.
• Keep turning
• Keep speaking and
• Keep stirring up the souls of men
until we find those ready to turn themselves to the Lord.
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
David had only recently come to the camp of Israel. His duty was to deliver some food to the soldiers, to bring some goods to his brothers and to get a report to bring back to his father. His hap was to arrive in time to hear Goliath's taunts which had been going on forty days. David was not a soldier but he was not afraid of Goliath's size or of his threats. So David began to encourage soldiers to take up the challenge and dispatch this enemy of Israel. Whether or not David had met with his brothers yet, I do not know. I do know that his brothers eventually heard him stirring up the soldiers and they rebuked him. David's response is the subject of my meditation today.
• David did not get angry and argue with his brother
• David did not get discouraged and quit because of his brother
• David simply turned from him toward another man and continued in his work
And that is the way Christians must go about their business for the Lord. As we speak to stir souls for Christ numbers of them will chide and rebuke us. That must not cause us to either grow angry or discouraged. If we grow angry and argue with them, they have in their own eyes won. If we grow discouraged and quit they have in fact won. The cause is just too great to give any sort of victory. Remember that cause and just turn toward another man.
• Keep turning
• Keep speaking and
• Keep stirring up the souls of men
until we find those ready to turn themselves to the Lord.
Thank you.... I love it when God gives what is needed in such a timely fashion. Thank you for being His instrument.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers, not only for my parents, but for me, also.
Your encouragement has been most "encouraging!"
Miss Connie