I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

1 Samuel 23. “When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Bring the ephod here.’ Then David said, ‘O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.”And the Lord said, ‘He will come down.’ Then David said, ‘Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?’ And the Lord said, ‘They will deliver you'” (Verses 9-12). Wow, talk about biting the hand that feeds you, David had just saved the people of Keilah from certain death, and how would they have repaid his kindness? By handing him over to Saul who wanted to kill him. After reading this chapter I got that little check in my heart, that feeling you get when kindness is not reciprocated. It’s that feeling of disappointment mixed with betrayal that we sometimes feel when we go out of our way for others, who are willing to have us go out of our way for them, but are never willing to do the same for us. I wonder if David had known what would happen after the fact, would he have still been willing to go up and save them? My answer… YES. David didn’t go because the people needed help (read the chapter), he went because God said, “save them”. Even as his men reminded him that these people were not their friends, David still went, because it was God’s will. Hard to swallow isn’t it? Doing what God says even when it goes against every fiber of human logic. Here’s a truth David became king, and not just any king, but the king that would spawn the KING of Kings. Because he was faithful, his heritage will go on forever… literally. Go. Do. Even when it makes no sense to us, trust that God has a purpose.