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Consulting Familiar Spirits
Saul faced a terrifying conflict with the Philistines. He sought the LORD, but God would not answer. Samuel was dead. Saul sent for a woman with a familiar spirit. She brought up a spirit appearing to be Samuel. The spirit rebuked Saul, reminding him that the curse was from the LORD. The spirit said Israel would lose the battle. Saul and his sons would die that day. Saul fell out on the floor, terrified. Seeking witches or wizards is an abomination to God.
1 Samuel 28:13 - "The woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth."
David Severs Ties With Achish
While Saul's tenure was ending, David's circumstances were changing too. While fugitive from Saul, David had survived with the help of Achish, King of Gath. But Achish was allied with Philistines who were preparing war against Israel. David was obliged to stand with Achish, but the Philistines knew who David was and wanted him to get out of there. God was stirring up David's nest, because big changes were coming for him.
1 Samuel 29:4 - "The princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place."
Pursue!
The Amalekites which Saul would not destroy came to haunt David. While David and his men prepared for war with Achish, the Amalekites raided Ziklag, capturing the women, children and livestock. When David returned home, he found Ziklag burned to the ground and everyone gone. Abiathar the priest brought the ephod, and David called on God. "Shall I pursue after this troop?" God said, "Pursue." An Egyptian led them to their captives. God can enable you to recover all your losses. Seek His instructions.
1 Samuel 30:18-19 - "David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: ...David recovered all."
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When David recovered Ziklag, he recovered huge additional spoils from other cities of Judah and the Philistines. His men wanted it all for themselves, but David spread the wealth throughout Judah, even sharing with the soldiers who stayed home due to exhaustion from the previous war. Our efforts should be for the good of the entire kingdom of God, not just ourselves.
1 Samuel 30:24-25 - "As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. ...he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day."
Consulting Familiar Spirits
Saul faced a terrifying conflict with the Philistines. He sought the LORD, but God would not answer. Samuel was dead. Saul sent for a woman with a familiar spirit. She brought up a spirit appearing to be Samuel. The spirit rebuked Saul, reminding him that the curse was from the LORD. The spirit said Israel would lose the battle. Saul and his sons would die that day. Saul fell out on the floor, terrified. Seeking witches or wizards is an abomination to God.
1 Samuel 28:13 - "The woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth."
David Severs Ties With Achish
While Saul's tenure was ending, David's circumstances were changing too. While fugitive from Saul, David had survived with the help of Achish, King of Gath. But Achish was allied with Philistines who were preparing war against Israel. David was obliged to stand with Achish, but the Philistines knew who David was and wanted him to get out of there. God was stirring up David's nest, because big changes were coming for him.
1 Samuel 29:4 - "The princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place."
Pursue!
The Amalekites which Saul would not destroy came to haunt David. While David and his men prepared for war with Achish, the Amalekites raided Ziklag, capturing the women, children and livestock. When David returned home, he found Ziklag burned to the ground and everyone gone. Abiathar the priest brought the ephod, and David called on God. "Shall I pursue after this troop?" God said, "Pursue." An Egyptian led them to their captives. God can enable you to recover all your losses. Seek His instructions.
1 Samuel 30:18-19 - "David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: ...David recovered all."
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When David recovered Ziklag, he recovered huge additional spoils from other cities of Judah and the Philistines. His men wanted it all for themselves, but David spread the wealth throughout Judah, even sharing with the soldiers who stayed home due to exhaustion from the previous war. Our efforts should be for the good of the entire kingdom of God, not just ourselves.
1 Samuel 30:24-25 - "As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. ...he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day."
You Are Righteous
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...not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.
– Philippians 3:9
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I don't care how badly you may have messed things up yesterday or how many mistakes you have made, I want you to begin this day knowing you are righteous! Not because of anything you've done but because you've received, by faith in Jesus, the very righteousness of God.
Just look at the kinds of benefits the Word of God says that righteousness will bring:
"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree" (Psalm 92:12).
"When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth" (Proverbs 11:10).
"The seed of the righteous shall be delivered" (Proverbs 11:21).
"For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers" (1 Peter 3:12).
"For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield" (Psalms 5:12).
"The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles" (Psalms 34:17).
"I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" (Psalms 37:25).
"The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever" (Psalms 37:29).
"The Lord loveth the righteous" (Psalms 146:8).
Don't let the devil rob you of even one of these blessings by telling you you're unworthy of them. Run him off. Shout out loud, "I am the righteousness of God!" Then step out in faith and enjoy the privileges God has prepared for you!
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