Fighting The Good Fight

As we continue our consideration of David's response to his challenges, as recorded in 1 Samuel chapter 30, we find that after he had wept over his sense of loss, and after he had encouraged himself in the Lord, he sought the Lord's direction as to what he should do next.

The answer from God was that he was to pursue the enemy, engage him in battle, and recapture his family and his belongings.

So, David and his men set out. They soon overtook the Amalekites, and the battle was joined. We gather from the narrative that the battle began in the evening and lasted until the evening of the next day. This was an exceeding long time to stay engaged in rigorous combat, but victory or defeat for many people hung in the balance!

If we are to know the victory that the Lord has for us then we will, of necessity, develop a "warrior mentality" that will engage the enemy and refuse to give up until the battle is won! We may say that this sounds hard, but then, whoever told us that life is easy?

The fact is that there are eternal rewards or losses in the balance! We are called to war a good warfare! To fight a good fight! We are promised that if we refuse to grow weary in well doing, that in due season we shall reap!

As we read this account of the life of David, he is just days away from ascending to the throne as king over all of Israel! What if he had stopped at this juncture?

There is a valuable lesson here for us all! God's promises are true! Adversity does not negate His word! If we press o we will know all of His fullness in our lives!

May we be found fighting the good fight of faith!

God bless.