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1 SAMUEL 19

David was in constant danger, but God protected him, sometimes providentially (v. 10) and sometimes through the ministry of others. When the battles were all ended, David wrote, “He delivered me because He delighted in me” (Ps. 18:19). David’s integrity before God was his strongest weapon during those years of persecution from Saul. You cannot control what people do to you, but you can control what you do with God.

Jonathan was David’s dearest friend, and he kept David informed of Saul’s plans. Faith in God does not exclude a commonsense approach to life. Michal, Saul’s daughter, risked her life to protect her husband, and until the day of his death, Samuel stood by David.

The “ultimate weapon” of the believer is spiritual, the power of God at work changing people (vv. 18–24; 2 Cor. 10:3–6). Had Saul repented and yielded himself to the Lord, he would have saved himself and his family a great deal of sorrow and trouble.

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