But God…


David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands. 1 Samuel 23:14

Again and again in the Bible, the theme is "man tries to do things on his own and is thwarted by God." Saul has a zeal to eliminate the person he thinks is his archenemy, David. King Saul's obsessed with finding David. But what does the Scriptures say? God did not give David into his hands. At any moment, God could have led Saul and his men in the general vicinity of David's hideout. He could have led Saul right to David, but he didn't.

God in control. He controls leaders; He controls followers. He's in control of politics and culture and society and conflicts and any number of things you can name. We need to hear that God is in control. We need to be told over and over again that we don't need to trust in our own resources or our military or our eloquent diplomacy. God is even in control of the ballot box, each one.

In the midst of a world gone crazy, God is in control. Repeat it often. Tell your friends. It doesn't matter what comes your way, God is in control.


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