A Lesson Learned

Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?” So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which is beside the road on the east of Jeshimon. But David remained in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come. Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him.
    Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him. Then Abishai said to David, “God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.” But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?” And David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD's anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.” So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.
(1 Samuel 26:1-12 ESV)
David had been running, running, running from Saul.  Though promising othewise, Saul continued to pursue him.  At first glance, we might think that the historian accidentally retold the same event all over again: people tattling on David, Saul getting his best 3000 soldiers, etc. But this is a different event, especially in the response of David.  He does not hide; he comes out. He does not cut Saul's robe; instead, he takes the very things Saul relied upon the most; those things that he clung to in his fear.  David had learned God was protecting Him - not because David was perfect, but because God was perfect and kept his promises.  David had no way to know HOW God would do it, but he knew He would work it out. As the writer records, God's way was to put a supernatural sleep on Saul.  God keeps His promises. He wants us to live like He does, and not worry about how He will do it.  Then we will have a life filled with WOW moments at HOW He has done so.  He is that Good.