Judgment's Coming

1 Samuel 30:16 KJV

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

The Amalekites thought they had really gotten away with something. While the Philistines and Israel prepared themselves for battle one against the other, these opportunistic Amalekites raided the southern edges of Judah and the cities of the Philistines, Ziklag, David's city, being one of them. The Amalekites could not have known that the Philistine princes would refuse to allow David in their fight. They burned the city and took their spoil believing they were safe in doing so and that no reprisals would be coming any time soon. As they left the scene a slave grew sick and, not willing to take the time to care for him, left him alone to die.

• How could the Amalekites have known that David and his men were just behind them?
• How could they have known that this slave would survive to see David?
• How could he have known he would have the strength to lead David to the very men who have raided his city?

David reached the Amalekites in the middle of their victory celebration. They believed they were successful. They believed they were safe. But they did not know that God had so ordered things that they would be caught and they would be judged. 

I see in this a type of what is happening in the world today. Evil and ungodly men believe they have won the day.

• They see people of the faith as tired and divided
• They see enemies of Christ mounting up on every side and
• They see themselves in a ripe place to reap the spoils of this world

It appears in many respects that they have succeeded in their anti-God operations and they are, these days, celebrating their victories. 

But

• What they can't see is that God is still very much on His throne
• What they can't see is that God's plan has been in no way hindered by their seeming successes
• What they don't see is that judgment is just over their horizon

I am not anxious to see the world judged. There are too many people I care about who will be in that judgment. There are millions and even billions more I know I would care about if I only knew them personally. I am not anxious for God's judgment to come. But I am anxious to see God. I am anxious for that time when His will is done on earth as it is in heaven. 

Even so come quickly, Lord Jesus.