Whose got your back?

Whose got your back? This is a vital question you have to answer! If you are trying to protect your own back you are leaving no room for God. The whole concept of “whose got your back” comes from the playground fights. I do have to note at this point that I have never been in a fight, but I was apart of a few “got your back” crews. The idea is when someone has done something to you and you want to get revenge you challenge that person to a fight but you don’t come alone, you come with a crew. Having the bigger crew or the meaner looking crew gives you the confidence in the fight.

Reading 1 Samuel this past month I realized something. God actually gave David the opportunity for revenge, not once but twice. The first time Saul was in a cave “relieving himself” (I Samual 24:3 you’ve got to love the NIV). David was in that cave and actually cut a piece of his garment off. The second time he and some of his guys snuck in while Saul was sleeping and stole the spear and the water jug that were next to Saul’s head. In both cases David’s men urged him to take Saul’s life.

David knew something though, he knew that God had his back. David could have struck Saul but instead he entrusted God with his back. He honored the authority. God will give us opportunities to gossip about the person who back stabbed us. Oh wait, Christian’s don’t gossip, let me rephrase that. You will have opportunities to ask people to pray for the person who back stabbed you. You may have the chance to give the cold shoulder. You may even have the opportunity to strike someone. But we have to remember God has our back.

Something powerful happens when we do this, God’s love is revealed. Both times when David honored Saul, Saul’s heart was softened. We can express God’s love because we know God has our back.

We have to ask ourselves are we trusting God with our back or are we defending ourselves?