“And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.” I Chronicles 14:10, 14-16
Before David went to battle, he would first seek guidance from the Lord. The passage above describes one instance when God told David to go up to battle followed by another where God told David to wait for a sound in the top of the trees. Both times, God gave David the victory. When I am praying about something, I am usually expecting a “stop” or “go” answer; but sometimes, God’s favorite answer is “wait.” God sees things that we cannot see and He knows things that we do not know. We become impatient when we have to wait. The Bible does not tell us how long David had to wait before he heard the sound in the top of the trees, but we know that he waited and won the battle. Seek the Lord in your decisions today and let Him guide you as to whether you should stop, go, or wait.
Morning: I Chronicles 13-15
Evening: John 7:1-27