July 24– 1 Samuel 27:5-7

July 24– 1 Samuel 27:5-7

⁵ Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” ⁶ So that day Achish gave him Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. ⁷ And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

It is so ironic to me that David slayed the Philistine Goliath and now was seeking a safe haven from his own king with the Philistines.  Do you ever feel like you are living in the enemy camp?  Surrounded by those you thought were against you?  That is no place for us to live.  I can’t imagine what that was like for David, but he did survive by taking refuge with them, but it certainly couldn’t have been easy or restful.  Thankfully for us, we can take refuge with our Savior, Creator, Counselor, Lord and our King, who will never turn against us.  He might scold us at times, but it is always for our best.  Thank God today that He is always our safe haven.  Those who don’t know Him can’t rest in Him.  Thank You Jesus, for being my refuge and my strength!