The Great Escape

# 260 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 18:11 And Saul cast the spear, for he said, "I will pin David to the wall!" But David escaped his presence twice. 12 Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the LORD was with him. 15 Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him. ( 1 Sam 18:11-15) Saul tried to pin David to the wall with a spear twice, but David twice escaped. I can't help but think about the two specific times that the devil tried to pin Jesus to the wall. The first time being the temptations in the wilderness after the baptism of Jesus and the second being in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus escaped the first attempt by utilizing the Word of God. He countered all of the devil's attempts with “it is written.” and in the Garden He countered with submitting to His father's will with “not My will but Thine be done.” Both escapes are tied to the proper use of the Word of God and submission to it. Wow! Could we learn from that! So Saul sends David away and David “behaved wisely.” We've talked about this wise behavior before. To behave wisely is to carefully consider all circumstances and possible consequences of our actions. What better way to do this than to view our circumstances and reaction to them through the filter of the Word of God. When Saul observed the wise behavior of David, he was afraid of him. It was this fear that drove him to try and do David in. When you and I behave wisely in accordance with the Word of God, the enemy (the devil) fears us as well, and like Saul, he will seek to do us in. Behave wisely anyway For though the enemy makes a lot of noise and is continually looking for openings, you are safe as long as you remain in the hand of God. Joh 10:28 "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” Father, thank You for the protection You give us through persevering faith and Your Word.