1 Samuel 21:1a (NLT) David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest.
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I. David for God—but his is
1. He runs to the
2. His is still
3. does not mean
Psalm 78:72 (NKJV) So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart
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II. David relies on —and takes him
1. David tells a
1 Samuel 21:2-3 (NLT) The king has sent me on a private matter,” David said. “He told me not to tell anyone why I am here. I have told my men where to meet me later. Now, what is there to eat? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have.”
1 Samuel 21:7 (NLT) Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the Lord
2. David on his
1 Samuel 21:8 (NLT) David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword? The king’s business was so urgent that I didn’t even have time to grab a weapon!”
1 Samuel 21:9 (NLT) “There is none like it; give it to me.”
3. David begins to the
1 Samuel 21:10 (NLT) So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath.
1 Samuel 21:11 (NLT) But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing,‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?
Psalm 56 – the introduction:For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1 Samuel 21:12-13 (NLT) David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him. So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.
1 Samuel 21:13 (NKJV) So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard.
1 Samuel 21:14-15 (NLT) Finally, King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman? We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?”
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III. David who God is—and becomes
1. When I am , I will
Psalm 56:3–4 (NLT) But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalm 56:8 (NLT) You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
2. the Lord in your
Psalm 34:4 (NKJV) I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
3. God is at
Psalm 34:17–18 (NLT) The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
4. and see that the Lord is
Psalm 34:8 (NLT) Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Psalm 56:3 (NLT) when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
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