Everything was Returned

 Scripture:

“David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.”          ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭30:18-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

David and his people had been living in Ziklag.  He and his men went out to battle and while they were away, Ziklag was raided.   They took everyone and everything, then burned the village.  David and his men wept because their wives and children were taken captive.  David sought the Lord and the Lord told him to go after them.  He pursued the Amalekites and it says in this verse, that “David brought everything back.”  Everything the enemy had stolen from them was returned.

Application:

Jesus told us that the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but that He came to give life and life more abundantly.  Whenever the enemy steals things from our lives, we must seek the Lord, attack the enemy and take back what belongs to us.  There is a fight to fight.  There is a battle to enlist in.  When the enemy takes away things that belong to God’s people, we must learn to fight back. Sometimes we need to fight and sometimes we don’t.  We must learn to do what David did and seek the Lord for guidance, then do what He says.

Prayer:

Father, today more and ever, I need to hear Your voice clearly.  I don’t want to step out of Your will at any time.  I want to walk in step with Your Spirit and fulfill everything You have for my life.  Help me to always be a seeker of God and help me to know when to fight and when to let things go.  Help me know when to speak and when to stay silent.

Your Son,

Jeff