In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him. (1 Samuel 22:2)
I was thinking today about why all these people without hope gravitated to David.
David had as many problems, if not more, than they did. They were in more danger with him than living on their own.
But there was something in David that gave them hope.
He certainly wasn’t a perfect leader. His decision to lie cost the lives of 85 priests plus their families.
Yet these people saw in David a faith and hope that they didn’t have. And I think it inspired faith and hope in them.
I want to be such a man. To my daughter, my wife, my coworkers, my friends, to everyone around me.
Honestly, I don’t feel like I’ve done such a good job with that this week, but that’s what I desire to be.
Father, let me be a beacon of hope to everyone around me. Draw them to you through me.
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