‘..He went without knowing where he was going’
Hebrews 11:8
Many times in church, we have used the experience of
David in 1 Samuel 30, to illustrate how we would recover things that the enemy
has stolen from us. However, one of the most illuminating aspects of this story
was how completely David trusted in God. This was a lesson that I need to remind
myself daily in my walk with God.
The Amalekite had taken David’s family and those of
his men. He inquired of the LORD who told him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and
without fail recover all.”
And he did.
There was no record
that he asked God, how? Where? When. He pursued not knowing the exact route
they took but he used his skill as a warrior. The most amazing part of the story
was how they found the Egyptian slave who took part in the raid; he gave them
all the relevant information they needed and even took them to where the
enemies were - eating, dancing enjoying their spoil. David recovered all.
Another example was
Abraham who responded to God’s call to leave his home, not knowing where he was
going he obeyed and trusted God to take him to that Promised Land. His faith
and trust in the word of God is what we are enjoying today.
Many times we pray to
God and despite hearing His leading, we are still immobile – due to fear, doubt
that it was God’s voice, procrastination, laziness you name it. Are you like
this?
When God leads you,
trust that He will surely help you with the resources you need to carry out the
mission/task/activity, so what are you waiting for? Anything you want to do,
once you get the sign off from God, pursue it!
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