Every Believer Needs To Hear This

# 326 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 22:19 Also Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep-with the edge of the sword. 20 Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the LORD'S priests. 22 So David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father's house. 23 "Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe." The destruction of an entire city including women, infants, and animals. It was the Old Testament practice of “putting to the ban” which we have discussed in earlier Du-votionals. (See Du-votionals # 200-203) Saul attempts to play God here as he decides that any sign of loyalty to David is worthy of this punishment. An escapee runs to David with the news, and after David expresses his lament over his inadvertent role in the slaughter, he says something that every believer needs to cling to. He says , “"Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe." What a picture of the epic battle between God and Satan. Satan sought to devour the Son of God, as we read in Re 12:4b, “And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.” Having failed in his effort to devour the Christ, the devil has now turned his attention to the followers of Jesus, and if it were up to him, he would annihilate every, man, woman, child, and God-created creature on earth. But just as David assured Abiathar, Jesus assures us: “With ME you shall be safe.” Be like Abiathar beloved. Fear not. Stay with Jesus. The devil will roar and create fearful situations for you too. He wants you to bolt...don't do it. Stay with Jesus and you will be safe. Joh 10:29 says, "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. Father thank You for Your protection from the evil one.