and he threw the spear, thinking, "I will nail David to the wall." But David jumped out of his way twice. 1 Samuel 18:11
On November 16th, 2007 an eastbound Midwest Airlines plane and a westbound United Express plane, flying 25,000 feet over Indiana came within seconds of a midair collision. The planes were flying at a combined speed of more than 700 m.p.h. (about 12 miles every minute). On the ground, the air traffic controller, a 26-year veteran, in a rush to get home during a shift change had mistakenly removed the electronic identification tag of one of the planes from his screen. A cockpit safety device alerted one of the pilots who was able to avoid the collision at the last minute saving the lives of the hundreds on board. As Christians, we need to always be aware of the grace of God that grants us unmerited favor and preserves us to do His will.
Reading the life of David backwards is a fascinating exercise. Here is this King, who found God’s favor and accomplished so much during his lifetime and left so much to inspire comfort and direct us. As we continue the story however, we see that David escapes extinction many times before he even gets started. As a boy, he battles a lion and a bear in the defense of his family’s sheep (1 Sam 17:34-36). He fights and kills the giant Goliath (1 Sam 17:49). When we get near the beginning of the story, we see the prophet Samuel recognizing David as the successor to King Saul and anointing him with oil. It is then we understand that the hand of God protected David for His purpose throughout his life. As Christians, when we live committed to God’s purpose for our lives, God keeps us. As David wrote in Psalm 121:6, “The sun shall not smite the by day, nor the moon by night” and in the final verse of the same Psalm: “The Lord will watch over your coming and going, forever and ever”
My prayer for you today is that you recognize that the safest place in the world is within God’s will for you. Seek to serve Him.
Deacon Larry Woodard
On November 16th, 2007 an eastbound Midwest Airlines plane and a westbound United Express plane, flying 25,000 feet over Indiana came within seconds of a midair collision. The planes were flying at a combined speed of more than 700 m.p.h. (about 12 miles every minute). On the ground, the air traffic controller, a 26-year veteran, in a rush to get home during a shift change had mistakenly removed the electronic identification tag of one of the planes from his screen. A cockpit safety device alerted one of the pilots who was able to avoid the collision at the last minute saving the lives of the hundreds on board. As Christians, we need to always be aware of the grace of God that grants us unmerited favor and preserves us to do His will.
Reading the life of David backwards is a fascinating exercise. Here is this King, who found God’s favor and accomplished so much during his lifetime and left so much to inspire comfort and direct us. As we continue the story however, we see that David escapes extinction many times before he even gets started. As a boy, he battles a lion and a bear in the defense of his family’s sheep (1 Sam 17:34-36). He fights and kills the giant Goliath (1 Sam 17:49). When we get near the beginning of the story, we see the prophet Samuel recognizing David as the successor to King Saul and anointing him with oil. It is then we understand that the hand of God protected David for His purpose throughout his life. As Christians, when we live committed to God’s purpose for our lives, God keeps us. As David wrote in Psalm 121:6, “The sun shall not smite the by day, nor the moon by night” and in the final verse of the same Psalm: “The Lord will watch over your coming and going, forever and ever”
My prayer for you today is that you recognize that the safest place in the world is within God’s will for you. Seek to serve Him.
Deacon Larry Woodard
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