His direction ! Never our understanding

"So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.” "

II Samuel 5 : 19 (New King James Version)


"I know whats the right thing to do !! " ... Im sure all of us have said this at some point in time of our lives. Some of us have said it more often than others :-)

A little background to the verse ...The Philistines had heard that David was anointed King of Israel and so they went to search for him...they went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. Now David sought the Lord's direction...He did not want to lean on his own understanding ... And as we read in verse 19 "And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”"

Here is the best part...There are many of us who seek the Lord only the first time we are attempting something...After that we think "Oh I know how this will turn out" or "I know what is to be done for this kind of situation"...or "This is how the Lord directed me last time so I will do the same thing this time also "..... No no no ....

As we continue reading till the end of the chaper we find that David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines there. Now in verse 22 we read that "Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim" David could have gone and battled it out again ,but No what did David do ? He sought the direction of the Lord again ! How wonderful it is to seek the Lord at every step .

We read in verses 23-25 "Therefore David inquired of the LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” And David did so, as the LORD commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer"

Wow ! Isnt that so amazing !! Our God is an awesome God !!

May we lean not on our own understanding but seek His will and His direction at every step .

God Bless