When is it ok to retreat from a battle?
Perceive: Being on the move, David and his men relocate to the wilderness of Moan a few miles from Ziph. After Saul receives an intel report, he and his men move quickly to take advantage of the situation. Arriving on the scene, Saul is on one side of a mountain and David is on the other side trying to escape to the Dead Sea. Saul was about to flank David by dividing his troops and surrounding him. Since Saul’s forces were much more numerous and the land to the east was open country, he could have easily captured or killed them. God demonstrates His providence when word arrives of a Philistine raid. Reluctantly, Saul abandons his personal concerns and temporarily focuses on a national crisis.
Practice: We would do well to keep in mind that God is in control of our circumstances and delivers His men in His time and in His way. God wants to use our situations, problems, and trials to establish His kingdom. Satan uses the world, the flesh, and all those blinded by him to kill and destroy the men of God and the work of God. Like David, we must seek the mind of God and trust Him for our protection and victory. Sometimes we need to advance and attack and other times to retreat and regroup.
Pray: Lord, I lift up to You my present circumstances. Thank You for my struggles and dealing with ___________________. Help me seek Your mind and see Your victory daily. Enable me to know when to advance and when to retreat.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: We would do well to keep in mind that God is in control of our circumstances and delivers His men in His time and in His way. God wants to use our situations, problems, and trials to establish His kingdom. Satan uses the world, the flesh, and all those blinded by him to kill and destroy the men of God and the work of God. Like David, we must seek the mind of God and trust Him for our protection and victory. Sometimes we need to advance and attack and other times to retreat and regroup.
Pray: Lord, I lift up to You my present circumstances. Thank You for my struggles and dealing with ___________________. Help me seek Your mind and see Your victory daily. Enable me to know when to advance and when to retreat.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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