The summer after we moved, I was delighted to find we have a mulberry tree growing in the back yard. In Manasquan, we had both a white and a purple/black mulberry tree. The white berries were sweeter and grew in greater numbers. Both trees were good for climbing up onto the garage roof. Its presence brings a host of happy memories.
We now fast forward to yesterday. Looking out my kitchen window, I noted how the rain had made the mulberry trunk more yellow, making it stand out against the snow and browns of late winter (yes, winter - this seems to be a national complaint that spring is so long in coming this year).
When I was walking home from work, the wind was whipping among the tree tops. I thought of when God told David to wait to hear a noise in the tops of the mulberry trees. It meant that God was fighting for David. I mused about it for a little while but didn’t really pray into it. I thought of how God might be fighting for me in a vague sense.
This morning, what was in my Bible reading but II Samuel 5:22-25?
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
Whoa! How cool is that?
These are my conclusions:
- Dare to ask God to speak.
- Expect to hear God answer.
- It’s good to learn as much scripture as you can. Why? It’s one clear way to hear what God is saying.
- If a verse comes to mind, look it up, read it and pray how to apply it to your life.
Blessings,
me
