Young Christians Calendar – Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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The Burning of Ziklag — Part 1

“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep” (1 Samuel 30:1-4). Read the rest of the chapter to get the whole account.

It was a dark, difficult day in the life of David, yet God gave him a great victory over the enemy that had robbed him and the men who were with him of everything — including their families. The key was that “David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (verse 6).

At a word from the Lord, he pursued the enemy, and, even though he had to leave two hundred men behind who were too faint to go to the battle, the Lord gave him a great victory. So it is in our lives. We can only find strength and encouragement to meet the enemy in the Lord.

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