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plan backfired

1 Samuel 21:10-15 (JDV)

1 Samuel 21:10 David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.
1 Samuel 21:11 But Achish’s servants said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?”
1 Samuel 21:12 David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath,
1 Samuel 21:13 so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
1 Samuel 21:14 “Notice! You can see the man is crazy,” Achish said to his servants. “Why did you bring him to me?
1 Samuel 21:15 Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house?”

plan backfired

David lies at the beginning of this story, and he keeps lying here by pretending to be insane. He is learning that even if he is a believer in God, he can get himself into a lot of trouble by relying upon his own devices. His escape plan backfired. Many of our plans will also backfire if we depend on the arm of flesh instead of seeking God’s deliverance.