2 Samuel 15:1-37; Zephaniah 3:1-20; Galatians 3:1-14
As for God, his way is perfect. Psalm 18:30
David could have said to the Lord, “Why do you have me running from cave to cave with 400 misfits of Israel? I would be more effective leading the armies of Israel into battle. I would be better used in the palace than the cave.” Maybe you feel this way today. Trust David’s final assessment, “[God’s] way is perfect”. David needed to learn lessons that only the wilderness could teach. The Lord knows this in our lives too. Perhaps today’s lesson for you is not in the palace, but in the wilderness. The Lord knows best and we can trust Him to work out His master plan for us. David did eventually go to the palace and those misfits of Israel eventually became mighty men of valour. Trust Him. —Paul Robertson
Our times are in Thy hands, O God we wish them there,
Our lives, our souls, our all we leave entirely to Thy care. —W. Lloyd