The Rock of Escape

I Samuel 23:24 Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.” 28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. 29  And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.

Saul's constant pursuit of David in order to eliminate him is a study in futility.  God had chosen David and Saul knew it, yet he bitterly tried every method to do so.  God intervened. Here it was simply something else Saul had to tend to.  Time after time, David could have turned and taken out Saul, but instead he allowed God to do so His way. He put his trust in The Rock of Escape.  God provides a way of escape for us when temptation, trials, and even traitors come after us. Do you trust Him?