1 Samuel 24: Escape
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Today we read the story of how God saved his imperfect yet faithful servant and we are no less than David.
Today we read the story of how David relied on his God’s constancy and he did not allow fear to turn him toward revenge or cowardice.
In yesterday’s Gospel (Matthew 22:15-21) we read the story of how Jesus confronted prejudice and hatred and we do well to follow his example.
In yesterday’s Gospel we were given a road map for how to escape manipulation and scheming. We must rely on God always, remain faithful to the covenant God shares with us, and always act in love and for love of God. In this way we will always know escape from anything danger or evil that hopes to overtake us.
And so we pray . . .
When the call to do God’s work pulls us into alien and dangerous territory, we must rely on God’s wisdom and not our own.
When the hand of God heals us and then sends us out to do God’s work, we must rely on God’s fidelity and nurture our own.
When the voice of God urges us to work in fields are that unfamiliar to us and that sap our energy, we must rely on God’s strength and conserve our own.
When the heart of God sends us to work with those who would do us harm, we must rely on God’s love and hope for redemption. Amen.
A re-post from October 17, 2011.
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