
Proverbs 1:7, 33 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. But whoever listens to me (wisdom) will dwell safely, and will be secure , without fear of evil.
Just as in Jesus' illustration of the wise man building his house on the rock and the foolish man building his house on the sand, whose house fell in the storm, we too have a choice to seek God and His wisdom in whom we will dwell safely, secure and without fear of evil.
I'm reminded of David's example in 2 Samuel 5:17-25. The Philistines wanted David's head for taking so much from them. He took their giant and he lived among them in peace while secretly slaughtering Philistine village's and town's. As the Philistines "deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim" David sought the Lord for direction. The Lord told David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand." So David went up and had a victory.
Amazingly we read that the Philistines, once again, deploy themselves in the same valley in hopes of gaining a victory over Israel. As before David seeks the Lord. I don't know about you but I tend to look at a situation, particularly when it mirrors a previous circumstance, and do what I did last time because it worked. Not David, he didn't make assumptions or presumptions he went before his Lord for His leading.
The Lord said, "You shall not go up: circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."
I love this example of dependence upon the Lord, the humility of submission and willingness to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge HIm. And He shall direct your paths." Prov 3:5,6
Truly the Lord will keep us secure and without fear of evil when we seek Him and follow His leading, when we submit to His leadership and declare our inability before our capable Lord. If you find yourself in a situation that seems oddly familiar, resist the temptation to forge ahead but seek Him. Wait upon His guidance and wisdom and regardless if the solution is a bit unorthodox press on and keep your eyes open for the Lord says, "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great an mighty things, which you do not know." Jer 33:3
David saw and heard great and mighty things in that second battle, he heard marching in the tops of the mulberry trees then as he advanced he saw the Lord go before him and gain the victory.
In David's example lets see what the Lord desires to show us and teach us about His character so our faith will be strengthened as we learn the faithfulness of God.
Blessings,
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