David Listened to God
Synopsis 1Chron 13:14-14:15 12/30/2019
After the aborted effort to move the ark to Jerusalem, God blessed Obed-edom’s house. This was the place where David had left the ark.
In the meantime, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent skilled craftsmen to build a suitable dwelling in Jerusalem for King David.
Around the same time, the Philistines sent out an army to locate David. After inquiring from God how to respond, David attacked the Philistines. He defeated them in the “valley of Rephaim”.
Afterwards, the Philistines attacked a second time. But this time, God directed David to flank the Philistines in a balsam tree woods.
David Listened to God
David listened to God. When faced with a difficult situation, he deliberately sought out counsel from the Lord.
He listened to what God said and acted accordingly. And the more he listened, the better he got at hearing.
Listen to God
If I really believe that God willingly speaks to people like me, then learning to hear God is my greatest challenge.
So, I’m tempted to say that it’s hard to hear God. I wonder what He wants. And often I feel confused and frustrated because I don’t know what God wants or expects from me.
But perhaps it’s like anything else I do, it’s always hard if I rarely try.
“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27