Samuel is now all about David, and there is much to learn from his life. He had an extreme desire for the glory of God's name, and an extreme faith in God's protection and love over him. Here are just a couple examples:
17:37 "The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
17:45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! 47 And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the Lord’s battle, and he will give you to us!”
18:14 David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.
23:14 David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.
24:15 May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!”
And then we see his heart from the words of Psalm which he wrote:
Psalm 11:1 I trust in the Lord for protection.
So why do you say to me,
“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
4 But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth.
7 For the righteous Lord loves justice.
The virtuous will see his face.
Psalm 59:9 You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,
for you, O God, are my fortress.
10 In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.
He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.
16 But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.
17 O my Strength, to you I sing praises,
for you, O God, are my refuge,
the God who shows me unfailing love.
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God want us to trust him as our strength. He knows that we won't be able to do everything. Let us rely on the strongest hand that we can, not our own feeble strength.
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