1Sa 30:3, So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, BURNED WITH FIRE; and THEIR WIVES, THEIR SONS, AND THEIR DAUGHTERS HAD BEEN TAKEN CAPTIVE.
David was rejected by the Philistines, rejected by Israel and now he came home to his family and found a burnt ghost town!
1Sa 30:4, Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Everything he thought he had was taken from him. This is David’s lowest point in life; a broken man!
1Sa 30:6, NOW DAVID WAS GREATLY DISTRESSED, … BUT DAVID STRENGTHENED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD.
DAVID STRENGTHEN HIMSELF BY REMEMBERING THE LORD AND WHAT HE HAD DONE IN THE PAST! THOSE GREAT VICTORIES HE HAD GIVEN DAVID! HIS CALLING, HIS PROMISES, HE REMEMBERED THAT HIS STRENGTH ONLY CAME FROM THE LORD!
1Sa 30:8, SO DAVID INQUIRED OF THE LORD, SAYING, “SHALL I PURSUE THIS TROOP? SHALL I OVERTAKE THEM?”….
Pro 3:5-6, Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
A BROKEN MAN CAN BE GREATLY USED BY GOD; FOR HIS STRENGTH IS NOT HIS OWN BUT COMES FROM THE LORD!