"Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep" (I Sam 30:4).When David and his men returned to Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded it and taken away captive their women, children, cattle and everything worth carrying away, and burnt the city with fire (vs 3). They lost everything they had on this earth; all they could do was to lift up their voice and cry "until they had no more power to weep."
Some people think weeping is a human weakness. Whatever the interpretation given by the people of this world, weeping in the presence of God is one of our mightiest weapons.
David wept in the presence of God and was therefore able to encourage, himself in the Lord his God (vs 6). Then, David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away... And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil nor anything that they had taken to them" (vs 18,19). Yes, this is what happens when we learn to pour our heart before God, and cry with all sincerity. Our God is able to restore to us all that the Amalekites (a type of our carnal nature) have taken away - not partly, but wholly. It is amazing to see that David was not only able to get back all that they had lost, but was also able to get "the spoil of the enemies of the Lord" of which he could send presents to his friends (vs 26)!
Dear child of God, are you going through a "Ziklag" experience now? Do you feel you have lost your prayer life, your holiness, your close walk with God, your first love, peace with God, and your earlier zeal for God? Do you feel your fleshly nature has devastated your spiritual life? You do not need to be discouraged. All you need to do is to lift up your heart and cry to God with all your strength. You can rest assured that the Lord will restore all that you have lost. In addition, God is able to give you a "spoil" - blessings you had not experienced before - so that you may be a blessing to others and share with them the goodness of God.
- Late Pastor T.U.Thomas, in Morning Manna
Praise the Lord!!!!
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