PROTECTED BY GOD

PROCLAMATION

“And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, The Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.”  1 Samuel 19:20 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Samuel.  As Saul’s fear of David grew, he told all of his attendants and his son Jonathan to kill David.  But because Jonathan liked David, he warned him of Saul’s intentions and told him to hide himself. (1 Samuel 19:1-2)  Jonathan spoke with Saul and asked him why he wanted to kill a man who had done good for Israel and had done him no wrong.  After they spoke Saul relented. (1 Samuel 19:3-7)  Then war broke out and David went out to fight the Philistines.  After he defeated them and returned, an evil spirit again came upon Saul and again he sought to kill David with a spear. (1 Samuel 19:8-10)  Again David eluded Saul and escaped.  Saul sent men to David’s house to watch for him but his wife Michal warned him and he escaped.  She deceived Saul and his men by covering an idol in David’s bed. (1 Samuel 19:11-17)  David went to Samuel and told him all that Saul had done, then they went to Naioth and dwelt there.  Word came to Saul that David was there and he sent men to capture David.  However, when the men arrived there, The Spirit of The Lord came upon them and they joined the prophets who were prophesying. (1 Samuel 19:18-20)  Twice more Saul sent men to capture David, and twice more The Spirit of The Lord came upon them and they began prophesying. (1 Samuel 19:21-22)  Finally, Saul went himself to capture David and when he arrived in Naioth, The Spirit of The Lord came upon him and he began prophesying. (1 Samuel 19:23-24)

 

APPLICATION

The Spirit of The Lord God can use our family, our friends, or even our enemies to protect us from hurt and harm.  If we believe in Him and obey His Holy Word, He will keep a hedge of protection around us. (Job 1:10)  Under His wings will He shelter us. (Psalm 91:4)  Once we are His, we are safely within His hands and no one can pluck us out of His hands. (John 10:28-29)  The Lord God protects His own.