”Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.“ I Samuel 21:10 NKJV
a. David arose and fled that day: David’s attempt to protect himself with clever lies instead of trusting God to protect him didn’t bring lasting results. He had to flee.
b. Went to Achish the king of Gath: David was now among the Philistines. He must have been discouraged or deceived to think he could find peaceful refuge among these enemies of Israel – especially as he carried Goliath’s sword into Goliath’s hometown.
i. It didn’t make sense for the man who carried Goliath’s sword to go to Goliath’s hometown (1 Samuel 17:4). It didn’t make sense for the man who was sustained by the sacred bread of God to find refuge among the pagans. It didn’t make sense for the man after God’s own heart to change his address to Gath. (Guzik)
It Didn’t Make Sense!
Like David we follow the same path when we sin. Afterwords we say to ourselves, it didn’t make sense!
“Let not your sense of sin make you think little of my Master. You are a great sinner, but he is a greater Saviour. Do not say that you have matched Christ, or overmatched him. Come, Goliath sinner, the Son of David can conquer thee or save thee yet: ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.’” Spurgeon
Unfortunately we will sin until the day we die because of our sin nature!
“Answer me this question, and I will tell you — Has God the Spirit taught you that you are accursed? Has he made you feel the bitterness of sin? Has he made you cry, ‘Lord, have mercy upon me, a sinner?’ Then, my dear friend, Christ was cursed for you; and you are not cursed. You are not cursed now. Christ was cursed for you. Be of good cheer; if Christ was cursed for you, you cannot be cursed again.” Spurgeon
Do you feel the bitterness of sin and say to yourself it didn’t make sense?
Then “Be of good cheer; if Christ was cursed for you, you cannot be cursed again.”
Blessings
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