When God saw that Israel became comfortable in the wilderness, He told them to move forward. He took them through the way of the red sea to prove them and for them to learn some beneficial lessons. However, in their disobedience they stayed longer than necessary in the wilderness. The Lord is concerned about your spiritual stagnancy and lack of progress. Now it's time to make progress in your journey to heaven - desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby - 1 Peter 2:2.

As believers, we are called to walk the way of the cross every day. Even Christ suffered for us denying himself, and leaving us an example, that we should follow his steps. Jesus, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. He also bore his cross to Golgotha, the place of his crucifixion - John 19:17. You must endeavour to endure till the end.

God, because of the deadly consequence of sin has given us His Word to keep us from sin. Referring to the Bible, John Bunyan wrote "Either this book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book". The word of God purifies and cleanses us from all sin when we simply obey the commandments of the Lord. God's word is life and rescues man from the power of sin and spiritual death.

You can tell whether someone is a Christian or not by their life and walk: a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Genuine Christians live and walk in the Spirit. They walk circumspectly, not allowing the flesh to have dominion over them.

David was truly a man after God's heart. He feared the LORD and endeavoured to obey His word. The incident in the text above is just one of the many opportunities that David had to kill Saul who was after his life, but he would not. He realised that Saul was the LORD'S anointed and that nobody ever touches such a one and goes scot-free.