I just finished reading “A Tale of Three Kings”. I bought this book about five years ago when an evangelist came to our church and told me that every pastor needs to read it. He was right. In fact, I make it a practice to read it once a year.
Question. What do you do when someone throws a spear at you in your ministry? You know what spears look like. Spears hurt.
We know what comes natural. The natural thing it is to pick up the spear and throw it right back! It demonstrates that you are courageous, you stand for what’s right, you’re a defender of the faith. After all, sometimes spears come even when you didn’t do anything wrong.
David understood that. Mad King Saul was trying to kill him at every corner. How did he respond?
All he did was dodge.
You can easily tell when someone has been hit by a spear in ministry. They turn a deep shade of bitter. David never got hit. He learned to dodge. How did he keep from getting hit?
One, David never learned the art of spear throwing. Two, he stayed out of the company of spear throwers. Third, he kept his mouth tightly closed. In this way, the spears never touched him, even when they pierced his heart.
What do you think?
Very good stuff…I think one good point in David’s life is that he was constantly asking the Lord to search his heart to ensure he had God’s heart in every situation.
Often what we view as an attack against ourselves, our ministry and God himself is someone picking up and throwing back a spear we ourselves chunked first… (I speak from experience)
I will check out the book it sounds like one of those Holy Ghost check up books…I try to read the Final Quest by Rick Joyner once a year as I never fail to see areas in my life and in my heart that are out of line..
I appreciate you guys doing this…what a blessing!!!
as one priveleged to work with ryan on a weekly basis i can truely say that pastor ryan is a pro at dealing with “spears.” i appreciate his calm demeanor even when he may not feel calm on the inside. it is a show of confidence and peace that only can come from God in times of trouble.
when i think about king david i think about how successful he was in having Godly power. i love that even when davids enemies were completely surrounding him at the end of the day he could say boldly; “the Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom should i be afraid?”
king david is hands down my favorite biblical character aside from Christ. i need to read that book as well!
In the words of my old college dean…”Don’t even respond Hooker!”
I remember taking driver’s ed, and learning that you should always steer your way out of trouble…instead of slamming on your breaks, speeding up, or freaking out.
I’ll have to check that book out!