IS HE IN YOU?
1 Samuel 26

It is certain that when the presence of God departs a man, the presence of the Devil will impact. A man must be filled or impacted by either the presence of God or the presence of the evil one. The departure of God’s presence in man is bound to be filled with all kinds of evil devices or evil agenda. King Saul, by virtue of his disobedience, lost the presence of God and the evil that was active in him was moving him in his attempt to kill David. The Bible records a number of times when King Saul was being moved to go after David by those who were surrounding him. 1 Samuel 24:1-3, “Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines that it was told him, saying, ‘Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi.’ 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats. 3 So he came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to attend to his needs. (David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.)” King Saul, because of the absence of God in him, was listening to the ones who were surrounding him. If you do not carry His presence, what is not and who does not suppose to move you will be the one moving you. Saul’s response to those who were moving against David did not stop but it continued in 1 Samuel 26:1-2, “Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, ‘Is David not hiding in the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?’ 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph.” The world today is a dangerous place when God’s presence is missing in the life of man. Quoting the Word of God or going to fellowship is not evidence of God’s presence in a believer’s life. Are you carrying His presence or are you being carried by the presence of the evil one? The time and the days we live demand a constant and consistent presence of God. David was right in his assumption when he responded to King Saul, “…If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day…” (1 Samuel 26:19). Today, David’s curse is on every man or woman under heaven who is being used to drive you out from the ground where the Lord has planted you.
Prayer for today: O Lord my God and my Father, have mercy and let me not be a vessel of dishonor in all the days of my life.