So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor. (1 Samuel 30: 9-10)

We see in 1 Samuel, chapter 30 that after David and his warriors came back home to Ziklag, they found out that the Amalekites had invaded it and had taken captive their women and families.  This brought great distress and bitterness to the already exhausted troops.  They were all gravely grieved, but David, whose family had been taken captive too, found strength in the LORD and heard from God that he was to pursue the aggressor.  


There were six hundred men with David, and David led them to the Brook Besor, a natural place of rest for the weary soldiers.  David, in his Spirit-inspired mercy, did not force those who lacked the capacity to go on and allowed them to stay behind at Besor to regain some measure of strength and comfort.  


Even though these men had suffered great personal loss, they did not have anything left in them to seek vengeance and reclaim their own.  David did not urged them, on the contrary, he allowed two-hundred of his warriors to rest at the Brook Besor while he went on to fight their battle.


Likewise in our Christian walk, sometimes we are so spent that we simply can't go on even though we still have some ground to cover and important battles to fight.  We just can't.  In those instances, the Lord, Our God takes us to our own personal Brook Besor and allows us to find rest and gain strength, while He takes care of our pending issues.  That's when we must just be still and know that He is, indeed, the God who can and will take care of our every need. (Psalm 46: 10)


Let's remember that as we pursue God's mission for us as Christian bloggers, there might be times when we need some respite.  The Lord we serve is a Merciful God and He will provide that place of rest for us.  May Blogging for Him provide a small space for the weary blogger to find encouragement and a place to sit back and put up our feet, even if just for a few brief minutes a day.