How To Read God’s Providence. Part [6] 01/09/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Samuel 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I’ve commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such  and such a place.

Thus, without waiting upon God, and without taking   time out to study, and reflect upon His providences, David decided to take matters into his own hands, and as he did so he jumped from the frying pan into the fire. In all of these seemingly contrary circumstances he is forgetting one major providence that God did for him, in that God had already anointed him king and therefore, whatsoever Saul may or may not do, The Lord would not have anointed him to be king, if he was going to let him be slain. It makes no sense!

And now, in full blown panic mode David hatches his own plan of escape, better known as plan B, and as it unfolds, it will include lies, acting as if he is a mad man, putting his trust in Goliath’s sword and then he would ultimately endanger the life of the high priest and his family in the process…. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herd-men that belonged to Saul.

1st Samuel 21:8 And David said unto Ahimelech, and is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.

1st Samuel 21:10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

How To Read God’s Providence. Part [5] 01/09/2026 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 19:24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and that night. Therefore, they say, is Saul also among the prophets?

A very disturbing commentary is written by the pen of inspiration about this particular intervention, for when it came to crunch time, and it finally became necessary for God to exercise raw power in behalf of David, He did and He will do it again when the going gets rough in our day, but only when it will become necessary… [Patriarchs & Prophets pp 654] An angel of God met him on the way and controlled him.

The Spirit of God held him in Its power, and he went forward uttering prayers to God, interspersed with predictions and sacred melodies. He prophesied of the coming Messiah as the world’s Redeemer. When he came to the prophet’s home in Ramah, he laid aside the outer garments that betokened his rank, and all day and all night he lay before Samuel and his pupils, under the influence of the divine Spirit.

The people were drawn together to witness this strange scene, and the experience of the king was reported far and wide…. But now, as Saul’s insane jealousy knows no bounds, David is exasperated, and in the heat of the moment he has come to believe that waiting upon God can’t cut it for him anymore, because, as so many persons have erroneously believed, God is taking too long.

1st Samuel 21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!