Today's Devotion: David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1 Sa 17:26)

These are the words of future King David. They are words of confidence: first, that he is on the side of the God of Israel and second, that he knows that the God who is on his side will protect him against this nine foot monster of a man.

Today's Comments: So often we come up against our own monsters. And yet, we forget sometimes that we are on God's side, for if we remembered, we would know that God will guide us, despite the danger. But, we must also remember, we do not guide God, He guides us. We can't take God to where we want to go. Instead, we must allow God to take us to where He wants us to go. That was the difference between David and Saul, and we must learn this from scripture. It is also what I must learn with respect to my rejection for transfer to the Chaplain Corps of the State Military Reserve, despite the promise that I would qualify as soon as I completed 36 units of study at Talbot. Is this a "no," or am I supposed to wait? Whatever I do, I must trust in the Lord that whatever happens, it will be his will.