The Way Out of Your Trial

# 166 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 13:5-7, “Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. ( 1 Sam 13:5-7) The Philistines have amassed a mighty army against the Israelites, and we read words like, “danger, ””distressed,” and “trembling.” The people were so fearful that some hid in caves, just like the way they did in the days of Gideon. Others just beat feet, trying to get as far away from the enemy as possible, and those who stayed with Saul did so with trembling hearts. Fear arrived, when the men of Israel saw that they were in danger. The King James says, “they were in a strait.” (As in strait jacket if you will.) They were being “cramped in, hemmed in, pressed in on all sides. Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever felt the circumstances of your life pressing in? Like your soul is in some sort of a trash compactor. When trials come your way to test your faith, you have some options. You can revert back to your old ways, (hide in caves) You can run away from the trial and medicate yourself with addictive behavior, or you can wait it out with your King. 1Co 10:13 says, “ No temptation (trial) has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted (trialed) beyond what you are able, but with the temptation (trial) will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear (endure) it.” Friend, believe this verse, hold to this verse before you revert back to your old ways or seek to medicate your trial through addiction. “GOD IS FAITHFUL! THE WAY OUT OF YOUR TRIAL IS ENDURING. I know it's scary, but stay with King Jesus! He is faithful and will pull you through!