1st Samuel 23:14-17 says:" 14 And
David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a
mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but
God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And
he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not
find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto
thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth."
The desert is dreary. The way is long. Heavily burdened, a
weary traveler slowly drags onward his wounded feet. Faint by reason of the
fiery blaze which smites him from the unclouded sky and the scorching sand, he
eagerly looks around for shelter. He pants for even the muddiest pool where he
may quench his raging thirst. In such "a weary land," how welcome "the shadow
of a great rock," and the clear, cool fountain gushing up within its rugged
clefts! But where can such a refuge be found for the soul—weary with
wandering, crushed by care, groaning under guilt? Where can its burden be
taken off, its sorrows soothed, its mighty thirst assuaged?
But where for me, pursued by my relentless enemy, the
devil, entangled by doubts, haunted by fears, with many a barbed and poisoned
arrow rankling in my conscience—where for me is the privileged retreat which
no hostile foot may enter, where all my wounds may be healed, and where,
taking up my abode, I may be henceforth both safe and happy?
The psalmist provided solution to this problem. Psalm 91:1 says: "He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide
under the shadow of the Almighty."
The term here denotes protection. A shadow screens
me from the sun, and hides me from my foe. So the glorious attributes of the Most High, the unclouded
rays of His perfections, are as a shadow of defense to His people. No wonder, despite all the evil desire of King Saul towards an innocent boy (David), none of it could come to reality. God became his resting place
The Almighty God became a stronghold where David could abide and be saved from his enemy. The Lord did not deliver David into the hand of his enemy but rather removed every form of fears, used the offspring of his enemy to encourage, strengthen, and assure him of his honorable position as a king over Israel-His people .
This week, irrespective of whatever is going on, the Almighty God will not deliver you and your household into the hand of the wicked ones in the name of Jesus.
You will not be victim of any evil.
He will save and defend you from all form of hardship.
He will be your stronghold for protection, and favors you in all your dealings.
Have a glorious day
