QT 4 Nov 13, Be obedient, leave the results to God

1 Sam 19:11a, 18-24 (ESV) Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning.

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18 Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah." 20 Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" And one said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah." 23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24  And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

NOTE: Saul had prophesied once before, when he was first anointed to be king. The saying is actually a harsh statement, because by this time, Saul shows no likeness to a prophet. The story is also an example of God's protection of David and Samuel. Literally, Saul could not get to Naioth to take any action against them. Not all of God's protections are quite so dramatic. Many times, they are very "natural" or "human," but that does not mean that God is not protecting David. David will learn a lot over these wilderness years, even more than he learned as a shepherd. Previously he learned how to serve. Now he will learn how to depend on God for his daily nourishment and care. He will live in caves and holes in the ground. He will sneak around mountains in the desert. He will even hide among the enemy, the Philistines. But despite the circumstances, God is always there working to fulfill his destiny for David. David's job is to be obedient. The results are God's job.