GAINNING STRENGTH
1 Samuel 30

In this life of challenges, there is nothing that happens to a man that has ever happened before neither is there any challenging situation that cannot be found in the Scripture. Indeed, the Bible is true to the fact that it is written for our learning. As a believer in the Word of God, what you are going through does have its diagnosis and prescription in the pages of Scripture if you will take some time out and take a faith pill for your challenges. 1 Samuel 30:6, “Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.” David was facing an insurmountable challenge because the ones who were following him in the time of his running away from King Saul were captured and were taken away as prisoners of war. As a result, David, the leader, was held responsible. The Bible records that David was not just distressed but was greatly distressed. As a believer in the Word of God, is there any way that you have become greatly distressed? If you will learn from David then you will know how to deal with your challenge. The prescription is, “Strengthen yourself in the Lord your God.” David strengthened himself in the Lord his God and he had victory on his side. What does it take to strengthen oneself in the Lord? 1 Samuel 30:7-8, “Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, ‘Please bring the ephod here to me.’ And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 So David inquired of the LORD, saying, ‘Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?’ And He answered him, ‘Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.’ ” To be strengthened in the Lord is to wait on the Lord just like David waited on the Lord. The Bible confirmed it in Isaiah 40:31, “But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Waiting on the Lord is gaining strength over confronting challenges. It cannot be found any where in the pages of Scripture where a man prevails by his own strength. If you will turn around unto waiting on the Lord, you would eventually prevail and regain your strength. It cannot be better said than the way Apostle Paul said it in the book of Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” David turned to the Lord and came out of great distress and was able to do beyond and above expectation for his supporters who were taken prisoner.
Prayer for today: My God and my Father let Your Word that is like fire burn off all that is denying the entrance of Your Word into my life.