Touching God's Anointed
Touching God's Anointed - Verse of the Day :
And he said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch out my
hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
-1 Samuel 24:6
Daily Bible Reading Plan
Morning : Acts 24
Evening : Samuel 22-24
Touching God's Anointed
In 1 Samuel 24, something very interesting happened. Saul had gone into a cave to ease himself. Sensing a great opportunity,
David's men "prophesied" to him saying, 'This is the day of which the LORD said to you, "Behold, I will deliver your enemy
into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you'" (24:4a).
Every prophecy needs to be judged, and in this case, David's men--with all their good intentions--were way off the mark.
In the natural, David was given a golden opportunity to ambush Saul. After all, God had promised him the necks of his enemies
and Saul was right there, ripe for the picking. Every natural indicator pointed toward the killing of Saul.
But God did not instruct David to do that. We must always walk by the leading of the Holy Spirit and not by our own clever
human reasoning. Unfortunately, there is always the temptation to "help God out" when our vision is not forthcoming.
Although Saul was a terrible man, he was nonetheless David's anointed king, father-in-law, and mentor--albeit a bad one!
April 23 - Touching God's anointed - Christian Daily Devotions
The Bible says, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the
authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those
who resist will bring judgement on themselves" (Rom. 13:1-2).
We must not come against those God has ordained. God's anointed.
David had the good sense not to listen to his men. But in his heart, he wanted to teach Saul a lesson. He wanted to shame
Saul openly. So, "David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul's robe" (1 Sam:24:4b). That was an arrogant act designed
to let Saul know that he could have killed him if he wanted to.
In the natural, to David's men, his cutting off of a corner of Saul's robe was an act of mercy. But to God, it was an
attitude of gross dishonor. God was so upset that He smote David's heart (24:5). David had touched God's anointed.
Our attitude determines our altitude. Very often, it is not just what we do or don't, it is the attitude we project; the
signals we give. And to God, those signals are more important than our words and deeds. If David could not honor the authority that God had ordained in the nation, he had no right to exercise authority over others.
Therefore, David said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD." (24:6).
May we never touch the anointed servants of God in His kingdom.
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