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God’s Mercy in David’s Dark Season As I've reflected on 1 Samuel 29, we see when we look at this text is the quiet mercy of God at work. It rescues David from a hard situation where it’s difficult to find an easy way out. David has gone into the land of the Philistines and has been serving as a mercenary and vassal of Achish. Listen to that - mercenary? David? If we are reading this text with rosy eyes and thinking David is always good and Saul is always bad, we miss the real

David’s Spiritual Drift and the Need for Renewal In reflecting on 1 Samuel 30, the concept of renewal taking place in David's life comes to the forefront. David has been on this spiritual decline. But then the passage ends with restoration and deliverance for the people. The pendulum that this swings. The thing that creates the reversal that leads to restoration is the renewal that takes place in David’s life. This moment is so crucial in David’s life. Everything is trending