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Day 79, or March 20.

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Don't Forget Your Family Responsibilities.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in 1 Samuel chapter 22 verses 3 and 4.

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David went to Mizpah in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Would you let my father

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and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?

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So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him as long as David was

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in the stronghold.

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First, the big picture surrounding these verses.

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Even though David had been anointed as king, he resists any temptation to replace Saul

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by force.

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He still accepts him as king and the Lord's anointed, and is willing to wait for God's

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timing to become king himself.

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Even though David would be a popular choice amongst the people, he knows that God's

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timing is best.

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Saul is not sure that David won't kill him, so he spends a great deal of time and effort

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trying to kill him.

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Killing David would make his own position safe, and guarantee that his successor was

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Jonathan.

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Ironically, David's best friend.

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David is protected and supported by priests, and is fed by them.

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This results in Saul killing the priests, which goes a long way to confirm that he is

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now totally unsuitable to be king.

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But still David waits for God to act, rather than take over with a violent coup.

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And now today's action step.

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I worked with a man some years ago and discovered that he had not seen his parents for many

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years.

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In fact, he wasn't sure where they lived or even if they were still alive.

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This shocked me because my colleague was a very sociable man in the office.

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It's interesting that David, who has been anointed king, but who is constantly on the

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run because Saul wants him dead, takes time to look after his parents, and takes them

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to a safe place, to a friend who will take care of them.

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I've seen too many Christians who in responding to God's recent call, neglect their earlier

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call to be a caring relative or friend.

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Be sure that you are a godly child or parent before you can think about being a godly worker.

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It's all part of being a godly disciple of Christ.