Today's text from the ESV Study Bible: 1 Samuel 21-24.
"...And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand." (1 Samuel 23:14)
Saul has been hunting David like a dog, and in one point in our story their paths cross very near. So near in fact, you wonder if King Saul is going to capture the young David.
But then the text reads, "but God did not give him into his hand".
I must confess, even after all the study I have done in the past three years, this mindset is not natural to me.
When I run across these subtle reminders of God's sovereignty, I find myself constantly amazed and reminded that God is in complete control of everything.
Therefore, as I consider the events of my life over the past few years, I must apply the same understanding.
It wasn't a stock market that affected my life. It wasn't some businessman in another state who has affected my life.
It was God!
Therefore, as David has clearly stated in his Psalms, it is God who will have his revenge. It is my job to understand why God chose to put me in this place.
There are no happenstances.
Do you believe that?
