God has the answer.

David king of Israel was facing a severe crisis. The land was plagued by a famine that would not abate. Scripture says in 2 Samuel 21 that David sought the Lord for a solution.

Seeking the Lord I believe is the answer to all our problems. While sometimes the answer comes via natural wisdom, commonsense, or the advice of friends, ultimately it is the Lord who orchestrates all affairs. However there will be times such as in this Davidic famine experience that defies natural wisdom, and we simply must seek the Lord for an answer.

What does it means to seek the Lord ? Is it just that we ask God pertaining a request, and simply hope for the best. What if we don`t receive a definite answer, do we simply move on proceeding with our own best judgement ?

Seeking the Lord is best answered in the context of David`s life. At other times when in crisis David would inquire of God via a prophet, priest, or the ephod (divine articles of clothing). In these instances a clear, understandable message was elicited from the Lord, and then acted upon. Whenever David sought the Lord, he waited for God`s word before proceeding. Thus in our narrative here David seeks the Lord concerning a prolonged famine. Think about it. If you had a severe problem spanning three months, would you really be able to wait for an answer from God, or would you lose hope, and relegate the non response simply as God`s ultimate will ? What place does perseverance have in your thinking as you seek the Lord for certain issues ? What is mind boggling is that David didn`t seek the Lord for 3 days, 3 weeks or even 3 months. He sought the Lord consistently, determinedly and perseveringly for 3 long years. I can imagine that these 3 years were full of pain, frustration, numerous complaints from his subjects and myriads of interwoven issues. Yet David did not give up, he simply sought the Lord as he had done at other times.

Amazingly the answer finally came. It was not something easy, but it was clearly divine. David executed God`s dictated command, and the famine relented. Thus ultimately was because he sought the Lord. As you move forward this year in kingdom mandates and pursuits, decide to seek the Lord always. Purpose in your heart that this is the only way, and be immobile at the thoughts and temptations to accommodate to natural directives rather than God`s word.