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1 Samuel, chapter 30, verse 6.

And David was greatly distressed for the people spoke of stoning him

because all the people were bitter and soul, each for his sons and daughters.

But David strengthened himself in the Lord His God.

There's a lot going on in this chapter that leads up to this verse and flows out of this

verse.

It's a low point for sure.

In David's life and other people's lives who've lost sons and daughters and tragedy and

they are ready to stone David and verse six says it's because they were bitter in soul

they were coming after David and And verse 6 says, but David strengthened himself in the

Lord His God. What a powerful phrase in the middle of a dark time, in the middle of a moment

where David was at the end of himself, the Bible tells us David

strengthened himself in the Lord His God. Think about that phrase to strengthen yourself

and the Lord your God. This is exactly what Paul will later say in Philippians chapter 4. I can do all things

through Christ who strengthens me. Or what Psalm 46 declares, God is our refuge and strength

and ever-present help in trouble. Or I think about 2 Corinthians chapter 12 when

God says to Paul in a vision, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power, my strength

will be made perfect in your weakness. I don't know what you're walking through in your life

right now. I'm guessing some of you, maybe many of you, feel weak, feel at the end of yourself,

maybe even attacked by others who are coming after you, whatever it might be, to know that in any circumstance

to use, again, the language from Philippians chapter 4, no matter what happens, you can find

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