"Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence....Saul also sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning....So Michal let David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped."
I Samuel 19:10a, 11a, 12
David stood and fought Goliath but he fled from Saul. Sometimes we have to decide whether to fight or flee. The early Christians faced this choice. Sometimes they stood in the face of persecution (Acts 4:8-31; 5:17-21), and at other times they fled (Acts 8:1). The Apostle Paul fled being kill by being lowered over the wall in a basket (Acts 9:25). And another time he left Antioch after he was almost killed, but later returned to the same city (Acts 14:19-28). He went to Jerusalem, knowing he would be bound and face tribulation (Acts 20:22-23), but later he appealed to Caesar in order to avoid facing the Jews in Jerusalem (Acts 25:10-12). Whether to stand and fight or to run away from the conflict takes the wisdom and leading of the Holy Spirit. I need to pick my battles prayerfully and carefully.
Today's Thought: There is a time to fight and a time to flee.
Have a discerning day. Love you.
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