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This Week's Worship
The Paradox of Growth
Theme
The formation David underwent in preparation for his vocation as a servant of God was not primarily external, but internal and spiritual—a kind of wilderness formation of the soul. Prior to the execution of his divinely appointed task, what was most necessary was the cultivation of patience through this process of formation.
Such patience should not be understood merely as the regulation of emotional responses, but rather as a disciplined attentiveness to, and trust in, the unfolding activity of God. It entails a posture of waiting in which one allows the purposes of God to come to fulfillment according to His time and His will.
1 Samuel 30:5-6 (JKV)
David returned to Ziklag and found everything burned, broken, and taken away. His two wives were gone. His men were grieving, angry, and even ready to stone him. David had lost his home, his family, and the trust of his people. Yet in that lowest moment, Scripture says, “But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”