From: Kent Hovind
Sent: June 16, 2009
To: David, future king of Israel
GOD: Good morning, Son!
KH: Lord! It’s the middle of the night!
GOD: Well, Son, you, like most of My children, seem to hear Me better at night (2 Sam. 7:4). You are tired, aren’t you, Son?
KH: Yes, Lord. I’m tired of lots of things. I’m tired of all the injustice in America and the world, tired of being away from my family and ministry, tired of all the loud cursing and lewd talk in here. I’m tired of seeing people ruin their lives with stupid habits or decisions. I’m tired of the tiny worn out foam pad we sleep on here and the really low budget food we get. I’m tired of the back pain every day from that car hitting me 40 years ago. I’m tired of only getting to see my grandchildren 3-4 times each year. I’m tired of all the slander and lies about me and my case from the atheists and even some of Your children who can’t seem to read, understand, and obey Proverbs 18:13 and Exodus 20:16.
Yes, Lord. I’m tired.
GOD: I know, Son. That’s why I’m here. I monitor all of your systems every second of every day. I’ll never give you more than you can handle (1 Cor. 10:13).
Let’s go for a walk and visit David and his fugitive band at the brook, Besore (1 Sam. 30:9-10) – they are real tired and discouraged right now, too…There, Son. That’s David resting under that tree. Go talk with him.
KH: OK, Lord…Excuse me, David. You look tired and discouraged.
David: I am tired! Bone tired!
KH: All your men look exhausted, too. What happened?
David: It’s a long story, and I need to hurry now.
KH: I’d love to hear it if you can tell me while you rest a moment.
David: Well, let’s see…I was the youngest of 8 sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:10-13). I was out keeping my dad’s sheep when the prophet, Samuel, showed up at dad’s house and anointed me with oil. The Spirit of God came on me and I began a new walk with God. I was just a teenager, but I was different on the inside from then on.
KH: I know what you mean. The same thing happened to me on February 9, 1969, in Bloomington, Illinois.
David: Where’s Bloomington?
KH: Never mind. It won’t be built for about 3,000 years. Anyway, what happened after that?
David: All sorts of things, good, and bad. Dad sent me to take food to my three older brothers who were fighting the Philistines, again. Those people have been causing trouble for 400 years. I wish Joshua’s replacements would have done the job God told them to do (Josh. 1:4; Judg. 1)! Maybe one day they will leave us alone.
KH: Ah…don’t hold your breath on that one. They were on TV last week for blowing up a car bomb in Israel.
David: What’s a TV and a car?
KH: Never mind, my bad. They won’t be invented 3,000 years either. Anyway, so what happened?
David: When I got to the battlefield all of our soldiers were scared silly over this giant man named Goliath. He was almost 10 feet tall! No problem for the Lord, though. I went out and killed him and became a national hero overnight. That’s not why I did it. I just saw a job that needed to be done and did it.
KH: FANAFI. That’s my motto, too. Find a need and fill it. So what did the army think?
David: The people thought it was great, but King Saul became jealous and tried to kill me. That started my long life as a fugitive. It’s very tiring living out here in the woods. I’m tired of the entire mess. Especially after what happened this week.
KH: What happened?
David: Well, my band of 600 men went with the king of the Philistines to fight with King Saul, but the Philistine lords rejected the idea of us fighting with them. We all felt pretty bad. We were not wanted in Israel and now we are not wanted in Philistia. We were coming back here to Ziklag where we left our wives and families to get some R&R. When we got here we discovered the city had been looted and burned and our families were nowhere to be found. It’s so discouraging! We just marched three days out, were rejected and marched three days back only to find this. We’ve been hunted by King Saul for several years. It wears a body down to always be nervous about the king or some government agent trying to kill you for no reason.
KH: I know what you mean. So what did you do about it?
David: That’s not the worst. Now some of my men are talking of stoning me, because they are so grief stricken for their families. I understand how they feel.
KH: That’s terrible! This is just another heavy burden to bear for you, isn’t it?
David: Yes it is. I’m tired in every way, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I can’t do much about the first three without a time of rest so I figured I’d work on the one I could work on, the spirit. I spent time meditating on God’s promises (Ps. 119:15, 23, 48, 78, 148) and encouraged myself in Him (1 Sam. 30:6). He has never failed me. Two hundred of my men are too tired to even cross the brook, but the rest of us will push on.
KH: What drives you?
David: Two things, God’s promises and the fact that my wife and kids’ futures are at stake. King Saul may hate me for no reason, and the Philistines may not want me and even some of my own men may be mad at me, but God loves me, and my family is counting on me. I’ve got to press on no matter how tired I feel.
KH: Thanks, David. I pray it will all turn out well.
David: Thanks…OK, men! Let’s go get our families back!
GOD: Let’s go home, Son. You know how it turned out, don’t you?
KH: Yes, Lord. They got everyone and everything back, and even got a lot of new stuff to boot. You did keep Your promises.
GOD: I always do, Son. I know you are tired, too. I’m right here with you. Press on, Son. I’ve got your back.