Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 30:1-8
Everyone draws strength from somewhere outside themselves. The poet was right when he said, "No man is an island." Situations confront us every day that demand a wisdom and strength beyond the resources of our own mind and heart. Some people turn to horoscopes for help … or psychics. Others read the usually-shallow and always-oversimplified advice in self-help books. Some take pills to help them deal with trouble. Many people try to bury their pain beneath an avalanche of amusements.
In a raid by the Amalekites, David’s wives were kidnapped along with the capture of the wives and children of his men. David and his men wept until they could not weep anymore (1 Sam 30:4). In response to this calamity, David did what people of deep faith do … he turned to the living God. "David strengthened Himself in the LORD his God . . . David inquired of the LORD" (1 Sam 30:6,8).
We must seek the same God David sought. In all our heartaches, we must fly to Him for mercy and strength. The power of God is infinite … the mercy of God is unfailing … and the promises of God are utterly reliable. "This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us over death" (Psa 48:14). "But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth" (Jn 16:13). "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9).
