Beneath the Surface #5
June 1, 2008 – 11:13 amScripture: 1 Samuel 21-23 (especially verses 9, 12, 15)
When facing opposition and discouragement, the Lord may remind us of past victories where faith in him was enough to encourage us forward. Still, the nagging presence of fear encourages us too — to take matters into our own hands. Having occasionally listened to fear, we change the outcome from what it could have been, should have been, to something of lesser significance. When we envision defeat and destruction and try to take control of situations, we may learn that God had something far more glorious in mind. Instead of sitting at a king’s table, we live in the mountains and caves of fear and circumstance.
