“If you love someone, you will … always
believe in him.” 1 Corinthians 13: 7
David
a young shepherded boy came to see his brothers who were in battle against the Philistines. David believed in God and I felt so sure that
God would help him stand up against Goliath.
Now
David’s brother Eliab was upset that this youngster came along, being full of
himself he must have thought. Telling
everybody that he (David) was going to get this Philistine, and Eliab confronted
David saying “Why have you come down? And
with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your
heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.’
Eliab’s
name actually means “God is my Father” so in actual fact I believe Eliab has
great authority over the Philistine, he just didn’t believe that it was the
case. David on the other had felt he was
circumcised and because of the covenant with God, David knew that God would be
on David’s side.
This
whole episode reminds us of knowing who we are in Christ, we should make it our
business to find out what it means to be a true Christian. We should study God’s Word. We could sit around like Eliab and know that
we are Christians but not act on it because we struggle with cynicisms, believing
that most people are generally selfish and dishonest. The problem with cynics is that once one person’s
chimes off the rest will follow suit.
Turning
a positive situation quickly into a negative which ends badly, now be careful
you don’t become the cynic.
Prayer
Abba
Father, Lord we pray that You will strengthen us as we face a new day, guiding
us and teaching us. Most of all Lord
God, take our lives and renew our minds to become true Christians. Help us not to sit in the seats with scornful
people but to be courageous as David and to stand on Your Word, the Bible. We pray in Jesus Name, Amen.
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