“Now Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with
him, but had departed from Saul.”
1 Samuel 18:12
Sometimes when you walk closely
with the Lord, others fear you as they see God’s hand of blessing is upon you.
They feel “threatened” as they believe that people are going to like you more
than they do themselves. Even if you love them with all your heart, they may
develop a love-hate relationship with you. They want and need your love (your
love may make them feel better), but the wrong feelings they have inside come
to the surface in them and they may act out. Saul made David captain over a
thousand. 1 Samuel 18:14 says that “David behaved wisely in all his ways, and
the Lord was with him.” It went on to say in 1 Samuel 18:15 “Therefore Saul saw
that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him.” So it tells us in 1 Samuel
18:12 and 1 Samuel 18:15 that Saul was “afraid” of David. Perhaps you have
experienced this in your own life as well. You walked with God and the Lord was
with you. Other people, and even other believers, saw this and they felt “threatened”
by you and the power of God that is in you. They were jealous, envious, and
even attacked you and your character personally. They may have spread lies
about you so that other people wouldn’t like you anymore. People may have
believed for a short time, but I believe the Lord reveals your innocence to all
those that were lied to in His due time. Sin always comes to light. Know that
God has plan and a calling on your life. He plans on using you and the gifts
and talents that you have. His plan for your life can’t be stopped. The enemy
may attack. Other people may stir the pot, but ultimately they will be the one
to fall in it. These people need our love. They need our prayers. They are
walking in darkness. One thing that was great about David is that David still
loved Saul. He did not strike back. He ran, but the Lord protected him. When
given an opportunity came for David to kill King Saul, David didn’t take it.
Saul ended up eventually taking his own life. God protected David and he became
King. Be encouraged today. God is raising you up. He has things for you to do.
Walk with Him. He will protect you and you will fulfill all that He wants you
to do.
Father, we love You and we love others. We thank You that
Your hand of blessing is upon us. We thank You that You are with us. Some of us
have had Christian brothers and sisters come against us. They became afraid of
us because You were with us. They felt threatened by us because we could see in
the Spirit and we walked with You. They were jealous because others liked us.
But we thank You today that You were with us through it all. You took care of
them and You took care of us. You are good in that way. You kept us safe and
you proved our righteousness, right standing with You, and integrity in the end.
And they did not stop God’s will from coming to pass in our lives. You deserve
all the praise, the honor, and glory for this Lord. We pray for everyone that
may be experiencing this right now. We pray that You be with them. We pray that
any lies from the enemy be silenced. We pray that the persons righteousness,
right standing with You, and integrity shine brightly and be evidenced by all.
May Your will for them come to pass. Continue to be with us all Lord. Continue
to fill and use us. And may you never ever ever depart from any of us. In Jesus’
name we pray. Amen.
Kimberly Lenz, Care
Ministry Coordinator
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