THE JUST SHALL COME OUT OF TROUBLE – Proverbs 12:13
Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
In Psalm 23:4, David prayed Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. David understood the concept that there would be times of great difficulty in his life but that God was with him and that God would bring him through.
At a very young age, God had David serving in the palace of Saul. God blessed David and because of the relationship that David had with God, when it came time to face the giant, David knew that it was God through him that would defeat Goliath. Even though David had been anointed as the next king of Israel, David had to run for his life for many years trying to avoid Saul. God was with David and HE protected David and brought him out of trouble.
Because David was just, God brought him out of trouble. Saul however did not do that which was pleasing in the eyes of God and as such, God took the kingdom away from him. Saul was able to rule for many years after Samuel had informed Saul the consequences of his disobeyed. Nonetheless, Saul spent his time trying to keep that which he had already lost. Saul became so jealous of David that he attempted to kill his own son Jonathan, the one who he was fighting so hard to preserve the throne for.
Saul ended up losing his life on the battlefield whereas God constantly protected David and enabled David to live a full life where he died on his bed. Many times in the life of David we see that some enemy would rise up against David and David would cry out to God and David saw God deliver him from his trouble.
What trial are you facing in your life today that you desire to be out of? Have you placed all your trust in God and are looking for HIM to deliver you or are you trying to conceive a way that by your own hands you redeem yourself from your trouble? As long as you try to do it your own way, you will eventually fail. You must learn to rely upon God and to allow God to direct, protect, and provide for you.
During the life of Paul, Paul found himself in prison in Jerusalem. Forty men swore an oath that they would not eat until they had killed Paul. Being that Paul died many years later, either these men died of starvation or they ended up breaking their oath. Scripture does not tell us what ever happened to those men, but we do know that God foiled their well laid plans and delivered Paul out of their hands. It did not matter that 40 men had made a vow, the words of these men ended up being a snare for them since they had to either break their vow or they would die.
Be careful of the words that you utter. Your words can be used to praise God or they can be used to curse God. You can use your mouth to cry out to God for deliverance or you can use your mouth to dig a deeper pit for yourself.
Joshua made a covenant; he proclaimed that he was going to serve the Lord. Joshua understood the importance of putting God first in his life. You need to follow the example of Joshua. You need to make a commitment that regardless what God allows to occur in your life, you will serve the Lord. This means that regardless what trial or temptation you face, you will continue to add knowledge of the ways of God and allow HIM to guide you out of trouble.