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The Topic of Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional 10TH OCTOBER 2023 is “From Fugitive to Monarch”.
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 2:1–7
TODAY’S INSIGHT – 10TH OCTOBER 2023.
After this, David asked the LORD, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?”
“Yes,” the LORD replied.
Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?”
“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron. Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah. (2 Samuel 2:1–4)
Because of David’s many mighty acts and the legacy he left, it is easy to forget that for a dozen or more years he lived as a fugitive and spent many hours of discouragement and disillusionment in the wilderness. He was a broken, humbled man during those days as a fugitive. He learned much from those crushing years, but little good would come from his reliving the pain they brought into his life.
Finally, though, he becomes king, the second king of Israel, chosen and anointed by God Himself. How did he take the throne? Did he storm into the role and demand everyone to submit to his rule? No. David was a sensitive man. He had learned how to lead and how to rally others around him in the afflictions of his yesterday . . . especially while he was a cave dweller.
Often we’re better at handling affliction than we are at handling promotions. As Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist and historian, said, “But for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.” But David was a man faced with success. His predecessor was dead, by his own hand. If there was ever a chance for a person to take life by his own two fists and demand a following, it was now. But he didn’t.
David remembered when Samuel anointed him and whispered, “You will be the next king.” He remembered that from many years earlier when he was only a teenager, so he asked, “Lord, shall I go up to one of the cities?” He really wanted to know, “Is it time now, Lord?” He didn’t rush to the throne and take charge. He waited patiently on God for further instruction. And God revealed His plan to him. He said, in effect, “Begin your reign in Hebron.”
In those days the Lord spoke audibly to His servants. Today He speaks from His Word. You might be in a situation where you are wondering, “God has opened the door, and I’m about to walk through it. But is that what I should do?” Our tendency is to race in when there is some benefit that will come our way. Sometimes it’s best to begin very quietly, to pace our first steps with great care.
About Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional “Today’s Insight”.
Today’s Insight is written by Chucks Swindoll. Chuck Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God’s Word and His grace. Since 1988 he has served as the founder and senior pastor-teacher of Stonebriar Community Church in Texas, but his listening audience extends far beyond a local church body. The radio broadcast of this devotional program has aired for more than 35 years. Read more.
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