There have been many times that I have been slow to understand what God was doing in my life. There are probably just as many times when I completely missed his message. But when I read the beginning of 2 Samuel 21 I can take comfort that I am not the only one who has been challenged to understand what God is doing. Israel faced three consecutive years of famine. Finally David realized that God must be behind this calamity. So after three long years David asked God about it. I have no doubt that during those years David went up to the temple to worship, that he continued to offer his sacrifices, and that he wrote more songs of praise and worship. But it took David three years before he sought out God’s face on this specific matter. How many lives were lost because David was slow to seek God on this “physical” situation? Why were the prophets, Nathan, Gad, and others, who stood before the king silent for three years? Did they go to God during those three years on behalf of the people? Was all of Israel ignorant to the suffering? Were the people not crying out as they did in Egypt or during the oppressive times under the judges?
Stuart
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