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lthough David was a fierce and courageous military man, he
was no stranger to retreat. During the
days of Saul, and later when his son Absalom rose up against him, David took to
fleeing rather than fighting. Not that
David was afraid; he fled from his father-in-law because of principle and from
his son in wisdom. Yet, retreat was
surely not easy for David. In fact, we
have good reason to believe that David still had a willingness to fight beyond
the time when he actually had the physical vigor to do so.
In any case, God was the foundation of David’s success...
not David himself. I Corinthians 3:11
teaches us that God is the support upon which the righteous stand, and truly
that foundation can't be destroyed, although admittedly, we can certainly do temporary damage to His
reputation locally... that is, if we aren't careful, we can easily demote Him
in the eyes of some men.
While we should all readily admit that ultimately God is our
Rock, our cornerstone and foundation, the word foundation can be used more
broadly. In I Timothy 3:15 Paul calls
the church a foundation of
sorts. In our day, the question must be
asked, if a church is destroyed (we can't say THE church, because that would be
impossible - see Matthew 16:18), what impact will that have on the righteous
children of God who were connected to that congregation? Yes, our trust must remain in the Lord (Psalm
11:1) and not in men. But, the ungodly
are always poised and ready to take down believers at any opportunity (Psalm
11:2).
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