Movin' Mom and Dad to Moab...

And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.” And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. (1 Samuel 22:3-5 ESV) Sometimes the very nature of our vocation endangers or adversely affects our families. We need to do all we can to protect them. David could not turn to anyone in Israel, and Philistia to the West would love nothing more than to have Goliath's killer in their hands. So he went another direction, to some long lost relatives in Moab. Just prior to this account in I Samuel we have the story of Ruth, the Maobite widow of an Israelite man, who becomes an ancestor of a kingly line - David's line. God has a plan. These relatives become the safe haven for David's family while he is on the run. God had everything ready for such a time as this, as He always does. May we learn to think in these terms, so when those days of trial come, we, under the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit know where to turn. He's got the plan.