Month: May 2012

Stop And Help

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“Stop And Help” by Kirk Hunt

 

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

1 Samuel 30:13 KJV

 

Sick and starving, the Egyptian lay where his master abandoned him.  Despite their hot pursuit, David and his men did not close their eyes to his plight.  They stopped to help a sick man.

 

Gratitude can sometimes be purchased.  A decent meal, a warm blanket and perhaps a little herbal medicine were easy enough to give.  Such little things bought the gratefulness, trust and perhaps loyalty of the young man.  For a promise, he led David to his former master.

 

The Egyptian pointed.  The Hebrews attacked.  The Amalekites fell.  They recovered all.

 

Did David know the young man could help him find the captured families (verses 3-4)?  Probably not.  Compassion and mercy flow from the heart.  The giver is usually surprised at the benefits.

 

Opportunities to minister and serve may come at strange times or inconvenient places.  Most often when we think we have little or nothing to give.  God will always provide what you need to fulfill His Will.  Put your confidence in Him.

 

You may be pressed and strapped with your own needs and issues.  Do not let your own concerns lead you past an opportunity to stop and help.  The lives you save may include own.

 

 

Think: Mercy and compassion can have surprising benefits.

 

Pray: “Lord, give me opportunities to stop and help.”

 

 

Copyright © May 2012, Kirk Hunt

Call For The Ephod

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“Call For The Ephod” by Kirk Hunt

 

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

1 Samuel 30:7 KJV

An unruly mob of trained killers were mumbling and looking David’s way.  Their homes had been burned.  Their wives, children and livestock had been carried off, captive.  Something had to be done.

 

David’s situation was exactly the same as that of his men.  Still, the troops blamed their own leader for their pain.  The gathering pile of stones was not a good sign for David.

 

David did not panic or breakdown.  He responded.  He called for the Ephod and started talking to God.

 

The word ephod has different meaning when used in Scripture.  In this verse, it referred to a means of determining God’s Will.  <http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5790-ephod#anchor4>   David sought a rhema or Word from God.

 

Scripture does not say how the ephod worked.  All we know is that David received clear and fresh direction from God.  David then turned and faced the mob, and shared his revelation from God.

 

No matter what you are facing, you can call for an “ephod.”  You can receive a fresh Word from God.  Pray.  Study Scripture.  Fast.  He will speak to you.

 

You will get your rhema.  With a fresh Word from God, you can face your unruly mob of stone gathers.  Your revelation from God will speak life to the mob and the situation.

 

Think: I can always seek a fresh Word from God.  No matter what.

 

Pray: “Lord, remind me to seek a fresh Word from You.”

 

 

Copyright © May 2012, Kirk Hunt