Seventh-Day Adventist Devotional For Children: “Hear The Sound”

DAILY BREAD – A DEVOTIONAL FOR CHILDREN

Eastern Nigeria Union Conference Children’s Ministries

THEME: I WILL GO

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Topic: Hear the souñd

As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you. . . 2 Samuel 5:23

David had learned to be a wise warrior because he relied on the Lord to guide him to many victories over the enemies of God’s people. In our reading for today, we see that David shows complete trust in God to lead him. On two occasions before engaging in battle, David asks God how he should proceed. In the first situation, God gives David the go-ahead. But in the next situation, God tells David to circle around the enemy and then wait until he hears “the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees”—and then he should move quickly because that will mean the Lord has gone ahead to defeat the enemy. The sound in the trees may well have prevented the enemy from hearing David and his men circling around and advancing behind them.
We too can ask God for guidance in all that He calls us to do. And in some ways like David, we will need to look and listen for signs of the Lord’s working. With the Lord’s Spirit living in our hearts, we can trust Him to guide us to live as His children and to share His good news of salvation and new life in Christ. Are you looking and listening so that you can follow God’s lead?

Song
He leadeth me, O blessed thought!
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.

Refrain
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His own hand He leadeth me;
His faithful foll’wer I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.

Prayer
Spirit of God, I need You to show me where you are working today. Help me to be attentive and obedient, trusting that you will lead me always. In Jesus, Amen