1 SAMUEL 30:1-6 ( Rickey Leevite Insight Scriptures)
After three long days of traveling through the rugged wilderness, David and his mighty warriors were filled with high hopes and Romanticized plans of kicking off their battle boots to enjoy their wife and kids.
But, when they arrived at their home town of Ziklag, their hearts were totally crushed by the casualty of the wrath of their enemies that had burned down all their homes, and the whole town. All of their wives and children were taken as prisoners of war.
(It was the Amalekites, whom King Saul had failed to blot them out of existence as Yahweh had commanded him).
David's two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabol, from Carmel were among the captives. David and his men burst out with loud languishing cries. They wept and wailed until they were completely emotional exhausted. The unrelenting pain of their hearts turned bitter and vengeful, with no one left to blame, but David their leader.
So, these mighty warriors began mumbling out foolish words that became piercing swords, that splintered the close bond of Brotherhood that they always had.
They even talked about stoning David, as a way to get some some pain relief from this traumatic circumstance.
But David responded to this tragic event, and this death threat by conquering his own traumatized soul, with the sword of sacrificial praise that cut off the self-defeating flood of hopelessness and despair. He comforted and Encouraged his own heart by stirring up all his memories of the miraculous works that The Lord had done for him, and victoriously brought him through.
He gained enough strength to trust the Lord in this traumatic event and to cry out for wisdom. David's self-encouraged heart was able to spark a fire of hope back into the hearts of his men.
This gave them the courage to reunite their hearts in faith, hope and prayer to seek the Lord for His wisdom and help.
They heard the Lord's response, together, telling them to pursue their enemies; that the Lord would give them the strength to defeat them and bring back their captured families.
And so they heard the strategic plans of the Lord's voice, which was what renewed their inner strength, and their commitment to one another.
They united all their weakened strengths together, to become one mighty force of the Lord. And so they defeated their enemies with total victory for them and their family.
SO BE ENCOURAGED WITH ENCOURAGING YOUR OWN HEART, WITH REMEMBERING THE UNFAILING GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS OF THE LORD IN YOUR LIFE, AND IN THE ENCOURAGING STORIES AS THIS, IN THE WORD OF GOD.
Rick Watts
1 SAMUEL 30:1-6
( Rickey Leevite Insight Scriptures)
After three long days of traveling through the rugged wilderness, David and his mighty warriors were filled with high hopes and Romanticized plans of kicking off their battle boots to enjoy their wife and kids.
But, when they arrived at their home town of Ziklag, their hearts were totally crushed by the casualty of the wrath of their enemies that had burned down all their homes, and the whole town. All of their wives and children were taken as prisoners of war.
(It was the Amalekites, whom King Saul had failed to blot them out of existence as Yahweh had commanded him).
David's two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabol, from Carmel were among the captives.
David and his men burst out with loud languishing cries. They wept and wailed until they were completely emotional exhausted. The unrelenting pain of their hearts turned bitter and vengeful, with no one left to blame, but David their leader.
So, these mighty warriors began mumbling out foolish words that became piercing swords, that splintered the close bond of Brotherhood that they always had.
They even talked about stoning David, as a way to get some some pain relief from this traumatic circumstance.
But David responded to this tragic event, and this death threat by conquering his own traumatized soul, with the sword of sacrificial praise that cut off the self-defeating flood of hopelessness and despair. He comforted and Encouraged his own heart by stirring up all his memories of the miraculous works that The Lord had done for him, and victoriously brought him through.
He gained enough strength to trust the Lord in this traumatic event and to cry out for wisdom. David's self-encouraged heart was able to spark a fire of hope back into the hearts of his men.
This gave them the courage to reunite their hearts in faith, hope and prayer to seek the Lord for His wisdom and help.
They heard the Lord's response, together, telling them to pursue their enemies; that the Lord would give them the strength to defeat them and bring back their captured families.
And so they heard the strategic plans of the Lord's voice, which was what renewed their inner strength, and their commitment to one another.
They united all their weakened strengths together, to become one mighty force of the Lord. And so they defeated their enemies with total victory for them and their family.
SO BE ENCOURAGED WITH ENCOURAGING YOUR OWN HEART, WITH REMEMBERING THE UNFAILING GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS OF THE LORD IN YOUR LIFE, AND IN THE ENCOURAGING STORIES AS THIS, IN THE WORD OF GOD.
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