David as a Fugitive

INTRODUCTION: The Lord continued to protect David throughout the time of his wilderness wanderings. In some cases (as in the sparing of Saul), David acted in an honourable way. In other cases (as in going over to Achish of the Philistines), David showed his weakness. But, in and through it all, God worked out His plan. O, that we would learn to trust in the precious providence of God!

CONCLUSION: David was in the land of the Philistines for a year and four months. This shows how close David was to being delivered. If he had held on in the wilderness for sixteen more months, Saul would have been killed and David would have avoided the embarrassment of going to the Philistines. Our troubles may not be as great as those of David's. Neither is God planning to place us as the next king of Israel. But we do have problems and God does have a plan for us. We must learn to look to Him and trust that He is working out His plan for our lives (Romans 8:28).