It was just as well that David and his men were forced to return to Ziklag, for while David had been appealing against his discharge from the Philistine army the Amalekites had attacked the city where the women and children of David’s company were living and had carried them all off. David had complained about his discharge but now he would have thanked God for it. David is now able to see that what seemed like a negative turn of events actually turned out for his good. David returns in time to intercept the Amalekites and save his family and the families of those with him. It is a comfort to know that even when we stray from the path because of fear and unbelief, as David did for a moment when he joined the Philistines, that God keeps working on our behalf. Though we may at times leave his side, he never leaves us but always works to bring us back to where we should be. If you commit your life to God, then God makes a greater commitment to you. His commitment is greater because, although your commitment may waver, his will not. God’s commitment to you means that he will do things that you may not want at the time. A disappointing situation might actually be a transition to something better, that is, better for the purpose God has for us.
Ask God to keep you on the path of his purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 30
