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Separated by the Rock
So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever
since that time, the place where David was camped has been called
the Rock of Escape 1 Sam 23:27
When we were younger the fear of been caught by the class bully, was always a real fear for many of the guys at schools and may even have been true of some of the girls. In the chase when you are near capture someone or something happens that changes the situation, it may be a teacher or a parent or something else. But at that moment, you are assured of safety.
In this chapter of 1 Samuel, David is being chased by a king and his personal army. Capture would have led to certain death.
Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the
other side of the mountain.1 Samuel 23:26 NKJV
For David the place of safety was in the middle of a wilderness, but it was here that he won the battle.
So many times the battles of our Christian life are fought and won in the desert, it is here when we are open prey to the enemy, but it is here also where God can become so real.
When life is all rosy and going in the way we expect it, God can become less important, but in the wilderness, often we have only God to cry out to.
The rock was more than a rock, more like a mountain and it was this rock that he was able to hide behind. The enemy was still there, but shielded from view, a few 100 metres was all that separated David from Saul, but it was what was in between that made the difference.
When we realise what is in between, we can have assurance and confidence of a bright tomorrow.
Our rock of escape is not a physical mountain, more than that, it is a tangible God who has rescued us from the valley experiences of this world. No wonder David could sing “He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.” Don’t forget to sing about our Rock; what a mighty God we serve.
since that time, the place where David was camped has been called
the Rock of Escape 1 Sam 23:27
When we were younger the fear of been caught by the class bully, was always a real fear for many of the guys at schools and may even have been true of some of the girls. In the chase when you are near capture someone or something happens that changes the situation, it may be a teacher or a parent or something else. But at that moment, you are assured of safety.
In this chapter of 1 Samuel, David is being chased by a king and his personal army. Capture would have led to certain death.
Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the
other side of the mountain.1 Samuel 23:26 NKJV
For David the place of safety was in the middle of a wilderness, but it was here that he won the battle.
So many times the battles of our Christian life are fought and won in the desert, it is here when we are open prey to the enemy, but it is here also where God can become so real.
When life is all rosy and going in the way we expect it, God can become less important, but in the wilderness, often we have only God to cry out to.
The rock was more than a rock, more like a mountain and it was this rock that he was able to hide behind. The enemy was still there, but shielded from view, a few 100 metres was all that separated David from Saul, but it was what was in between that made the difference.
When we realise what is in between, we can have assurance and confidence of a bright tomorrow.
Our rock of escape is not a physical mountain, more than that, it is a tangible God who has rescued us from the valley experiences of this world. No wonder David could sing “He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.” Don’t forget to sing about our Rock; what a mighty God we serve.
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