Seeking Guidance from the Lord Jesus

9/5 Reading Portions: 1 Samuel 29-30; 1 Corinthians 10; Ezekiel 8; Psalms 46-47

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9/5 Reading Portions: 1 Samuel 29-30; 1 Corinthians 10; Ezekiel 8; Psalms 46-47

1 Samuel 30:7

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

While David was backslidden and not trusting YHVH God, seeking refuge from Saul through the enemies of Israel, the Philistines (1 Sam 26:25-27:2), by God’s grace, David’s love for God and his desire to find guidance from his Lord still pierced through the darkness of his weakness in faith (1 Sam 30:7). David’s calling for the high priest and seeking guidance from the LORD by inquiring of God through the Urim and Thummim, is prophetic of what we are to do as redeemed saints in Christ. Because of the corruptions still remaining in our mortal flesh, we may, like David, abide in the land of Israel’s enemies (1 Sam 27:1-2). Doing so may cause us to bear false witness before unbelievers (1 Sam 27:9-11). Nevertheless, because you and I are sinners saved by God’s grace in Christ, we may confess our sins, and Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 Jn 1:9). Now, although God’s Word doesn’t specifically state that David confessed his sins and repented before God, this man after God’s own heart did call for the priest and seek God’s guidance. The high priests of old are mere foreshadows of the Great High Priest to come, the Lord Jesus Christ (Heb 7:1-8:6). Moreover, calling for the ephod as he did, foreshadowed our trusting in the guidance of Christ through His imputed righteousness. When David called for the ephod, the apron of the high priest, he wasn’t asking for the article of clothing separate from the wearer. He was asking for the high priest who, in his priestly garments, wore an ephod, a jeweled breastplate representing the righteousness of Messiah, which in a fold behind that breast piece, were the stones known as “Lights” and “Perfections,” fulfilled in Christ alone. When you and I seek guidance from Christ and through Christ, we can trust Him because of His righteousness not ours. When we step out in faith, trusting in what Christ has done, recognizing that He is God and we are not, embracing the truth that the Lord Jesus humbly lived the righteous life that you and I cannot possibly live, then the Holy Spirit graces us with supernatural trust in Christ alone for heavenly guidance in our endeavors… despite having sinned and backslidden just a couple chapters previously. Hallelujah! What a righteous Savior!