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I'm thinking of a verse today, 1 Samuel 23, 23.

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That's 1 Samuel 23, 23.

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This is in the middle of the long section where Saul,

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who is the former king of Israel, is hunting David,

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who is to be the new king of Israel.

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Saul is still on the throne, even though David

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has been a noated king, and Saul is hunting him down,

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wanting to destroy him.

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In 23, 23, it says this.

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So look and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself,

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and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you,

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and if he is in the land, I will search him out

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among all the thousands of Judah.

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So Saul is saying, basically, nothing will stop him

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from destroying David.

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What's kind of encouraging about this verse is that in the long run,

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David is not destroyed, and Saul is destroyed, because God simply will not allow it.

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This verse reminds me that we too have an enemy,

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someone who claims to be king over this present life,

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but he is not king, and he may be our enemy,

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but he will not be victorious, because God has already anointed us

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for those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

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We are indwells with the Holy Spirit God,

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and he will hide us, and he will strengthen us,

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and he will carry us, and praise God,

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that enemy king who is coming for us, and will hunt us down throughout the land,

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will not have victory.

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We will stand firm in Christ.

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We will be successful, and we will win,

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now and in the end.

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Praise God, who is the real king.