David and Goliath Part 10 Pew Sitting

# 246 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 17:28-30, “Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was aroused against David, and he said, "Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle." 29 And David said, "What have I done now? Is there not a cause?" 30 Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did. (1 Sam 17:28-30) Notice the little diversionary tactic of Eliab. He reminds David that he was supposed to be taking care of his father's sheep, not gallivanting around the countryside. This is a common ploy of the enemy of our soul and he will use other people around us for this purpose. Let's take the matter of abortion as an example. People will say things like “Why are you so bent on bringing up the right to life issue, you might alienate some people in the church? Can't you just sit quietly in the pews and do church?” And before you know it, 55 million unborn children are dead. David did not neglect the sheep, he took care of that business before he left home. And he answers his brother with five words we should all have in our vocabulary, “Is there not a cause?” Is there not a concern? Now, abortion is just one concern, but it ought to be a huge concern. Is there not a concern that we have taken precious gifts from the Lord and thrown them out! Is there not a concern that God hates the spilling of innocent blood? Is there not concern for the women and men suffering from the aftermath of abortion? Is there not concern that some people still haven't grasped the truth that there is no sin that Jesus did not pay for on the cross, no sin that he will not forgive? David's heart was burning about Goliath, because David was a man after God's own heart. He had no choice but to act. Should our hearts not also burn for the things that burn in the heart of God? His concerns, His causes are many and they are found in the pages of Scripture. Pray that God will give you the heart of David and the courage to act even when the enemy seeks to lure you back to the complacency of just sitting in the pews and doing church.