”Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him; and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David’s enemy continually. Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed.“
I Samuel 18:28-30 NKJV
a. Thus Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David: Saul did not use this knowledge to stop trying to kill David. He did not find it in his heart to respect David and make a way for the LORD’s choice to smoothly come to the throne. Instead, the closer David got to the LORD, the further he got from Saul and Saul was still more afraid of David.
b. Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war: Saul’s cunning plan against David continued. No doubt, the Philistines went out to war against David in retaliation for what they felt was a terrible disgrace against the Philistine people. Saul wanted to make David a marked man, and he succeeded.
c. David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed: Saul’s plan has completely backfired. David is not only alive but also more popular and closer to the LORD than ever. Saul isn’t finished and will use more manipulation, cunning, and outright violence to attack David.
i. David’s wise behavior and high esteem were both closely connected to his humble heart. The same is true (in a far greater sense) of the Son of David, Jesus Christ. Philippians 2:9 says of Jesus, Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Why was it that the name of Jesus became highly esteemed? Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:5-8). This mind, this heart, was in David. This mind, this heart, is in Jesus. God wants this mind, this heart, to be in each of us. (Guzik)
Highly Esteemed, This mind, this heart!
We may not be highly esteemed like David or Jesus but we can have “this mind, this heart”! How? All you need is a humble heart that seeks the Lord continually starting with your prayer life.
We’ve been praying for 10 years that the Lord matures our son and to straighten out his paths. Last week our prayers were answered as he setup a payment plan for his debts and he got his drivers license! But why did it take 10 years?
His timing!
”But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.“
II Peter 3:8 NKJV
”Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;“
Philippians 4:6 NKJV
Keep praying even if it takes 10 years or more!
Blessings
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