”So David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my Lord the king?” Then Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’ Now therefore, rise early in the morning with your master’s servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart.”“ I Samuel 29:8-10 NKJV
a. But what have I done? David seems genuinely disappointed that he will not be able to fight for the Philistines against Israel.
b. He shall not go up with us to the battle…. as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart: David wanted to fight with the Philistines against Israel but God wouldn’t let him. David’s heart was in a bad place, but God didn’t abandon him. We should praise God for the times when He keeps us from sinning as badly as we might want to.
Depart
King Achish told David to depart and one day our King Jesus will say:
”“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:“
Matthew 25:41 NKJV
Jesus’s words “Depart from Me” should make everyone fearful!
Will you be on His left hand or the right hand?
Blessings
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