Good morning sir!  Welcome to day 5!  The sharpness of the ‘tip of our spear,’ is determined by what we do next after our failure!

Please pray with me:  Lord, I ask You to intermingle Your Spirit with my spirit.  My heart needs refreshing.  Amen!

The heart is the man.  And we get some fascinating glimpses into David’s heart through his poetry to the Lord!

God never forces us to obey Him.  I think this is an incredible character quality of God.  He does not coerce!  He always waits for our consent!

Failure is always a great test for any of us.  And David’s failure here, and his recovery, prepares him for his future failures.

David returned to the Lord!  There weren’t too many other places he could go.  But David humbled himself.  This is always the path to His help!

We don’t know of any specific Psalm for certain, but these lines out of Psalm 143 could very well have expressed David’s heart at Ziklag.

LORD, hear my prayer!

In Your righteousness listen to my plea;

answer me in your faithfulness!

Don't put me, Your servant, on trial;

no one is innocent in your sight.

My enemies have hunted me down

and completely defeated me.

They have put me in a dark prison,

and I am like those who died long ago.

So I am ready to give up;

I am in deep despair…..My prayers go up to You;

show me the way I should go.

I go to You for protection, LORD;

rescue me from my enemies.

You are my God;

teach me to do Your will.

Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.

Rescue me, LORD, as You have promised;

in Your goodness save me from my troubles!

Because of Your love for me, kill my enemies

and destroy all my oppressors,

for I am Your servant.

Psalm 143:1-4, 9-12

My prayer for today: Lord, only You can defeat all my enemies.  I go to You for protection!  Teach me to do Your will, always!  Amen!