Three Classes of People Drawn To Jesus

# 318 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 22:1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. David had just escaped from the Philistines by feigning mental illness. His family hears about it and seeks to come to his aid. I can't help but think of the time in Jesus' ministry when his family was concerned about his mental stability. Jesus had been drawing huge crowds as He healed people of their diseases and delivered them from demonic possession. In Mr 3:21 we read, “Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind." So we see a picture here of Jesus. Jesus and David are drawing people to themselves who are in desperate straits. David is drawing three classes of desperate people: (1) Those in distress, and the idea of this word is people who are being squeezed by circumstances in their lives. Sort of like living in an active trash compactor. (2) Those in debt, (3) The discontented – the bitter ones who have experienced hardship or exploitation. These people clustered to David like grapes and he became their head. What a picture of Jesus! Is life closing in on you? Do you feel like anxious, squeezed in on all sides? Then come to Jesus! Cling to Him like grapes on a vine. Let Him be your head! Let Him help you endure this season of trial! Debt? We all are in debt! Our sins demand a penalty that we cannot pay, but Jesus paid it for us on Calvary. Come to cave of Adullum, come to the empty tomb of Christ and know that the debt for your sin has been paid! And finally are you embittered by people in your life or by your circumstances? Then come to Jesus. When the Israelites came to Marah, they could not drink of the water because it was bitter, but Moses threw a log in the water and it became sweet. Come to the Old Rugged wooden cross and let Jesus remove your bitterness from your water! Father, I pray for those struggling with the pressures of life, those who are wrestling with their debt of sin, and those who are embittered. Lead them to Jesus and deliver them!