2 Samuel Sixteen

David is fleeing. Absalom is scheming. The people are thinking. God is in control. If we were not confident in who is holding all of this together, we may think that the enemy is about to go for the knock out punch. Keep in mind that God (through Nathan) told David that He would bring in the open what David did in the private. God is not shocked by Absalom's actions here with David's concubine.

A major factor to keep in mind is; God depart from Saul, but not the scene. Here, God departs from neither. He has chosen to teach David through the storm. The attack from Shiemi seems to be painful and humiliating. However, David seemed to have an innate ability to know when God was working on his heart.

What does it take for God to get your attention? How loud does He need to be, for you to listen? Can you see Him through the storms that arise in your life?

God has promised us through Jesus that we will never be left stranded or solo in the storm. We just need to make sure that the hope we cling to is God and nothing else.

"Father, thank You for saving me."

Heart and Soul,
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