Lord, Shall I Go? II Samuel 5 19

David inquired of the Lord saying, shall I go up against the Philistines? "Will you deliver them into my hand?" And the Lord said to David, "Go up for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand."



Here is a very important example for all of us to remember and follow. Saul has died. David has been anointed king over all of Israel. News of his rise to the throne came to the Philistines, who David had lived among while he fled from the threats that Saul had made against his life. David and his army even fought beside the king of the Philistines at various times. The army of the Philistines came and camped in the Valley of Rephaim and prepared to do battle with Israel.


David knew that his rise to the throne was God's doing. He knew that the reason he was alive to become king was because God had delivered him from his adversaries. David shared Paul's confidence in God, 37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God." (Romans 8)

So, when news came to David that the Philistines were camped near and were preparing to come against Israel, David asked the Lord for guidance. David knew the Philistine army. He knew their weaknesses and he knew their strengths. I am sure that he had a plan in his mind as to how he would defend himself and his army as well as the nation of Israel against them. However, David knew that God had a plan! He knew that there may have been panic in the camp of the Israelites, but there was no panic in heaven for God had a plan. David wanted to know what God's plan and instruction was and he went to God in prayer for God's instruction.

You and I have the same opportunity today to go to God for His plan for our lives. God wants to defeat our enemies and deliver us from our adversities. He wants us to look to Him for His instruction and His direction. God does not want us going out into the world and tackling things on our own. He wants us to wait on Him and let Him take care of the circumstances and situations that we face. If we will just do as David did and look to the Lord and wait for His instruction, we too will find that God is more than able to deliver us from all of the adversity that we will ever face.

As you look to tomorrow, ask the Lord, "Where shall I go?" Wait for His answer! You will be glad you did.