Remain Yoked

# 410 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 2Sa 1:13-16, “Then David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" And he answered, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite." 14 So David said to him, "How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?" 15 Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go near, and execute him!" And he struck him so that he died. 16 So David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed.'" (2 Sam 1:13-16) This Amalekite entirely misjudged David's reaction to his story concerning the death of King Saul. It was a deadly mistake on his part. He was expecting some kind of special favor from David for returning Saul's crown and bracelet, but David executes him on the spot. Why is David so concerned about people laying a hand on the Lord's anointed? What is the lesson here for us? The Lord's anointed is another term for the Messiah, and Saul who was anointed by God as king, serves as a type of the Messiah to come, namely Jesus. This lying Amalekite took credit for destroying the Lord's anointed, and the word destroy here carries with it the idea of casting off, and suddenly the lesson for all of us is evident. If you cast off the Lord's anointed, your blood, like the unbelieving Amalekite is on your own head. As Jesus stated in Joh 12:48 "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. The word “rejects” has the same meaning....to cast off. By God's gift of faith in Jesus, we are yoked with Him. Don't cast off the yoke. Remain united with Him, and receive the great gospel promise associated with being yoked with Him. Mt 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." To be yoked with Jesus is to be saved, to cast off the yoke is to be damned. Do not cast off the Lord's Anointed. Come to Jesus and find rest for your soul!