God’s Perfect Care

The life of my Lord, David, will be bound securely in the bundle of the living, by the Lord your God. 1 Samuel 25, verse 29. Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

God's Perfect Care was written and read by Elisa Morgan. 1 Samuel 25, verses 28 through 31. Please forgive your servant's presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my Lord, because you fight the Lord's battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live. Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my Lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living, by the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies He will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. When the Lord has fulfilled for my Lord every good thing He promised concerning Him, and has appointed Him ruler over Israel, my Lord will not have on His conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged Himself.

And when the Lord your God has brought my Lord success, remember your servant. God's Perfect Care. David Vetter died at age 12 after spending his entire life in a bubble. Nicknamed the Bubble Boy, David was born with severe combined immunodeficiency, SCID. His parents had lost their first son to the disease and were determined to protect their secondborn. To prolong his life, NASA engineers designed a plastic protection bubble, as well as a spacesuit so his parents could hold David in the outside world.

Oh, how we all long to protect those we love. King David was wronged by Nabal, the foolish husband of Abigail. In a rogue moment, David sought revenge by his own hands. Abigail rushed to meet him with a wise reminder. Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my Lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God.

The concept of bundle conveys the idea of gathering up valuable items so the owner can protectively carry them. Abigail reminded David that God wanted to carry him in a protective bundle. He was safest in God's hands rather than in his own. My Lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. We do well to work to protect others when they need it, but it's only in God's perfect care that they are truly safe. Let's pray. Dear Father, please help us to trust you with our loved ones, knowing that you can carry them better than we can. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. When are you tempted to gather others into self-made bubbles of protection? How can you remember that God's care is the best?