Oh how our faith can waiver! David is an example!

Good morning all.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  Well, as we read about David, specially in Sunday School and Church, we learn of a man of God who defeated a giant all in faith.  We also learn he fell to lustful temptations with Bathsheba.  Let us go to 1 Samuel chapter 21 and see David in another light.

   Now David who only by doing good for King Saul, is now hated by Saul.  In chapter 21 we will see that he went to Ahimelech and spoke to the priest, actually lied to the priest to get food and a weapon.  What is going on here?  David is running in fear; faith in God and his courage failed him at this point.

   Then he leaves and goes to Achish, the king of Gath.  But, he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.  Why did David do this?  FEAR!!!!

   Achish said this man is mad, why have you brought him to me.  I don't need a mad man, I don't want him in my house.

  Let's back up a bit, while David was in Ahimelech there also was Doeg, the chief herdsman of Saul.  Obviously he reported back to Saul what happened and Saul sent a message.  And what was this message?

   Doeg slew the high priest Ahimelech at Nob, with all the priests to a total of 85.  This looks as if it is all Saul, but David has let his courage and faith put others in peril.  Faith is simple, however, so often we either make it hard or forget it.  Here is a man of God creating a lot of collateral damage by his actions outside of God.

    How often do we do this.  This is a good lesson for us all to take in. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and grace

Johnny