I Samuel 18-20
I am sitting on our back porch in the darkness of early dawn. The forest that surrounds me is dark
and deep and filled with singing birds. Why do birds sing in the dark? It reminds me of this morning’s
reading. Saul is bent on killing
David. All three chapters record
his murderous attempts as jealousy terminally infects him. I am sure David has more than once
asked God why? I would! David was a perfectly content young boy
happily tending his flock in the peace and tranquility of the pasture, his
faith being undergirded by the starry nights and still waters. Then the great
day of his anointing by the Lord came and ever since his life has been filled
with war, giants and murderous intrigue.
Doesn’t seem like God’s call was all it was stacked up to be!
Perish that thought! God’s
call is always that…God’s Call.
The call is issued to every human.
It is not a call to personal peace and affluence. Think of it this way. If President Obama called you to the
Oval Office and asked you to perform a personal mission for the country, would
you? What if he said the mission
was fraught with danger and disappointment, but he guaranteed your ultimate
success and safety. Wouldn’t you
stand in that great Oval Office and agree to do it? And more than that, you would do it with a personal sense of
purpose and determination of cause.
That’s how we should each act in regard to God’s call on our life. It’s how David did and it’s what makes
birds sing in the deep dark woods of early dawn. God called them to it!
Don’t you just love God!!!
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