For a couple of months now, I’ve been doing a version of that – I call it, “Bible Pick ‘ems.” I know it probably isn’t spiritually “PC” to randomly open the Bible and expect to find a meaningful verse – it opens the door to the whole “out of context” dilemma. And...you might just find yourself in Leviticus!! But, I decided that I wanted to do this, along with my regular reading through the Bible. The way I figured it, I wasn’t “testing” God – in other words, “prove something to me, Lord” – I was “trusting” God – “show something to me, Lord.” After all, don’t we know that His Word is living, breathing, and powerful?!
So, from time to time, I will be sharing my “Bible Pick ‘ems” with you.
Today’s verse is 1 Samuel 30:6b:
“But David found strength in the LORD his God.”
David was literally running for his life at this point. He was surrounded by enemies, afraid, doubtful, overwhelmed – certainly not feeling like that boy who killed Goliath. BUT…he found strength in God – HIS God. God wasn’t just a name to David, or an abstract concept – No, the Lord was his PERSONAL God, his friend, his ally, his EVERYTHING.
Can’t you identify with David? How often do we feel surrounded by our enemies – our personal struggles and trials? How often do we feel afraid, doubtful, overwhelmed – are you like me…MOST DAYS?! But…where is our REAL source of strength, our ONLY source of strength? Isn’t it truly in the Lord – the Lord who is our PERSONAL God, our friend, our ally, our EVERYTHING?
So, I read this verse like this: “But (in spite of all the surrounding circumstances, the struggles and trials, the feelings) Sharon found strength in the Lord HER GOD!”
Do you?
I love the idea behind this Sharon! It is like a 'lucky dip' of sorts (not spiritually PC either lol), but you will always get something precious with a 'pick 'ems'!!
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I stopped by because I read your comment that you left today at Faith Imagined and I'm glad I did. What a wealth of writing you have here! Being a picky eater, I'm grateful for the 'ems! :)
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