7/7/2010 8:47:26 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My
Worship Time Focus: The protected priest
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 1Samuel 22:20-23
Message of the verses: “20 ¶
But one son of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and
fled after David. 21 Abiathar told David
that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD. 22 Then David said to Abiathar, "I knew on
that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I
have brought about the death of every person in your father’s household.
23 ‘Stay with me; do not be afraid, for
he who seeks my life seeks your life, for you are safe with me.’”
In
yesterday’s SD it was revealed that Doeg the Edomite had killed all of
Ahimelech’s family, but it seems that he was not ordered by Saul to kill
everyone. Now it is learned that there
is one survivor, the grandson of Eli, who is Abiathar.
He escaped to the camp of David which was now at Keilah, but unknown
when he moved there. David then took the
responsibility for the killing of all this family and then told him to stay
with his men. David now had the high
priest with an ephod, and a prophet and he was the king that the Lord had
chosen to reign over Israel, and the Lord was with him through all of this even
though he was now officially an outlaw from King Saul.
Later
on Abiathar would side in with Adonijah in his quest for the throne and Solomon
dismissed him, and this fulfilled the prophecy of ousting the line of Eli as
the office of high priests which was told to Eli in the 2nd chapter
of 1Samuel.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: What is see in this section of Scripture is
that you provided David with everything he needed as he now has a prophet and a
priest and even though the times were not good for David the Lord was still
working in his life protecting him to do the job that He wanted him to do. I, too, am thankful that the Lord is working
in my life bringing me into contact with this group of men on Tuesday mornings
that will be very helpful to me in the battle that I face each day, knowing
that these men will be praying for me, knowing that they understand the battle
that I face because they face it too, and knowing that the Lord has provided
them for such a time as this.
My
Steps of Faith for Today:
1.
I trust that
the Spiritual Armor will be a protection for me today as I put on each piece,
the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of
peace, the shield of faith the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit
which is the Word of God. I put them all
on by faith to protect me in the battle today, for I am in a battle.
2.
I pray for all of these men who came to the meeting
yesterday, for Bruce, for John, for Dave, for Jonathan, for Phil, and for
Andy. I pray that God will give them
victory in their battles that they are in today, and that the Lord will receive
glory from all of them as the win the battles of the Lord in His strength
today.
7/7/2010 9:13:52 AM
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