You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, since I go I know not where? Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you.” 2 Samuel 15:20
Above the Israelites of old stands David, their second king but perhaps foremost among the kings for the ups and downs of his reign. And it was all his fault as this current crisis in our verse for today came down through the years from the king's scandal with Uriah's wife. At this moment in history, David is going into exile away from the Lord's city of Jerusalem, and he stops this guy, Ittai, and tells him that he does not have to go. You may read the entire story at your leisure, but Ittai chose faithfulness. We often see the negative examples in the Bible for our education, but this is one of choosing faithfulness.
May the Lord bless you today with His steadfast love and faithfulness!
Bucky
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