Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: 1 Samuel 27:1 David said in his heart, “I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”
Observation: David achieved fame as a young boy when he killed Goliath who was fighting for the Philistines. Now we’ve come full circle and David wants to seek refuge from them.
Application: It has been said that one shouldn’t burn bridges. I think that is very true. One never knows how things will turn out in the long run in terms of who will need us and who we will need. The marvel of Easter, however, is that even though humanity tried its level best to burn every trace of a bridge with Jesus (“his blood be on us and on our children” chanted the crowd to Pilate on Good Friday as they demanded his crucifixion; and the disciples all either denied him or fled), nevertheless Jesus used his body and blood to rebuild the bridge. By Easter morn divine reconciliation was in the air.
Prayer: Lord, in Jesus’ case we were lucky…he personally rebuilt the bridge humanity tried to burn. For that we can only give you thanks and praise. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Readings today included: 1 Samuel 27, Psalm 141, 1 Chronicles 9, Matthew 10)
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