A long time ago a prophet came to the house of Jesse and anointed David as the next king of Isreal. It was unusual because Saul was still the king of Isreal. Years later David found himself in the cave of Adullam, alone and running for his life. In his time of solitude, David is confronted with a timeless challenger…doubt. David is challenged by doubt for a moment in his ministry and maybe David begins to question whether God really called him to be king. Maybe many people told David that the prophet was crazy and that he would never be king over Isreal. In that cave of Adullam, all David had to combat doubt with was a promise. It was a long time ago and he was just a boy when a promise was made to him. But that promised was what sustained David and encouraged him to keep on going.
Young person there are times in our walk with God that we fill alone. We begin to doubt our ministry and we begin to question whether or not God really called us. But the only way to overcome doubt is by believing in our promise. Our promise is the antidote for doubt. The only way that we are going to “know that we know that we know” that God called us with a purpose…is by believing in our promise. The bible says in Hebrews that the heroes of the faith “…subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions” (Hebrews 11:33). They judged him faithful who had promised. It is necessary that we believe God is faithful and will keep his promises.
David was in the cave of Adullam for a purpose. It was in that cave that David learned to be hungry and passionate for God. It was in that cave that David learned to depend and trust in God. I believe it was because of hardships that like those that David learned to worship God and seek God’s counsel in every situation. This question might be asked, “…what would have happen if David did not pass through hardship?” I believe that David would not have been as thankful with God. David might not have been as passionate for worship. It is possible that David probably would not have written half of the Psalms. David’s stay in the cave was necessary.
Superintendent Sandra Paseiro-Davis once said, “…achievement is always in ahead of us.” Young person, the cave has its purpose. It is to teach us to be hungry and passionate for God. It is birth within us a burning desire to succeed and take our ministry into the next level. It teaches us not to be satisfied and that there is always something greater to accomplish. We must not be conformed in the level in which we find ourselves. But rather we must have an unbridled desire to conquer new giants and reach our full potential. It is said that a lot of people do not reach there full potential because they lack the need to reach their goals.
The cave of Adullam gives us a need to succeed. It is not a comfortable stay. It gives us the attitude that achievement is still in front of us and that there must be something better than this. The cave was not meant for us to live in forever, but it was made to teach us that greater things are always ahead of us. The greatest and most successful men in history have been those of less privileged status. They have been those that have had a great and unquenchable hunger to be successful. Likewise the cave gives us the unrelenting and unbending desire to triumph. David had no choice but to succeed. Failure is no longer an option when you find yourself in a cave.
The cave of Adullam is five hundred feet in elevation and about two miles away from the Valley of Elah. It was in the Valley of Elah that David killed Goliath and routed the Philistine army. In the previous chapter David is given the sword of Goliath by the priest Ahimelech. Many years had passed since David killed Goliath and now he found himself two miles away from where it all took place. Let us use our imaginations for a while and picture this. David is at the mouth of the cave, he is able to see the Valley of Elah, and his has Goliath’s sword in his hand. God shows David that the problem is not as big as he thought is was. It was at that moment that David remembers the greatness of God and how God was able to use him. At that moment David knew without a doubt that God had called him with a purpose.
Young person, the cave has its purpose. It is to introduce hunger and passion, but it also serves to remind us of the greatness of God. God will show us that there is nothing to big for Him. God had to show David the problem from His view. The cave is a reminder that the giant has already been defeated. In that cave David was reminded that God was faithful to his promises. Doubt was defeated and David realized that he had been called with a purpose. The cave will rebirth a passion within us and it will also serve to remind us that there is nothing to big for God.
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