1 Samuel 21:13
"And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard."
"And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard."
I have never been in the military, but the training they receive intrigues me; especially Special Forces or the Navy Seals. Whatever the problem , you improvise and you overcome. David improvised; he became a crazy man and winds up with the city of Ziklag. But, David lied. I love his creativity. We need to be creative. Am I saying we need to be crazy? I am. We need to be crazy in love with Jesus, enough to do whatever it takes to overcome. I believe the days we are living in are going to demand us to change our behavior, to adapt and improvise in order to overcome. David's one goal was to take back what the enemy stole. He was determined to take back what the enemy stole. If we want to take back what the enemy has stolen, our family, our finances, to overcome distress and misunderstandings--then we are ready to seek God like never before. Do I think we are to lie? No. David understood the Spirit of the Lord and not just the letter of the law. He knew the Lord wanted true holiness. David knew that most cultures respect insane people; crazy people. Instead of dying, he adapts and overcomes.
ACTION STEP: Right now, during these troubling times, status quo is not going to cut it. We need a word from God. The entire life of David is a rollercoaster of sin and repentance, obedience and ingenuity, murder and love. We are all in this together. Let's not throw stones at the leaders in our lives, but in all our actions do our part to bring the victory. Learn from the word of God to adapt and overcome, recover all!
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