Seek God’s Guidance and Actively Seek a Solution to a Problem

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Vital Life Application Devotions

 

David Destroys the Amalekites

30 David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it, and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.

When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?”

“Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”

David’s soldiers were so upset from losing their families that they blamed him and wanted to kill him. David found strength in God and started looking for a solution. He asked God for direction. The priest brought the Urim and Thummim. In the presence of the priest and the priestly garment from the Tabernacle, he asked God for direction. Are you facing problems? Are you trying to blame others for your problems? When you are facing problems, work to not look for others to blame or to sit and stew in the problem. Consider how you can work to find a solution by putting God first. Ask for wisdom and understanding in your problem, and God will provide.

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