Davids Fall

David’s fall

It has been several weeks since the revival. David had just been saved. He was now clearing brush and tall grass off his property on the side of the mountain. He uses a sharp machete to cut the brush than stacks it in burn piles. While working on the lower part of the mountain he notices some kids lighting the brush at the top. Rushing to the top trying to put out the fire David loses his footing. The fall is off the steepest part of the mountain. David describes the fall as falling out of a tall pine tree. He would fall and bounce like a rag doll. His descent would continue in that same manner until finally he comes to rest nearly 100 feet lower. David looks as if he has been drug through briars and then severely beaten with a baseball bat. His face is badly swollen and his body is cut and bruised. His clothes are tattered. He is lucky to be alive. I thought this event would certainly put an end to his walk with God. Ever since his commitment, trouble has fallen on him and his family. With David being a leader among the men of the village he would certainly be a great catch for the devil to put back in his fold. What was truly amazing, instead of cursing God, he gives thanks to God for catching him as he was falling (this is not the first time I’ve heard of God catching His people on this mountain and I’m sure it won’t be the last).