The Cave of Adullam – A Refuge for the Broken
David hid in the cave of Adullam, and it says “Everyone who was in distress, in debt, or bitter in soul gathered to him, and he became their leader.” (1 Samuel 22:2)
The ones who gathered around David weren’t the strong, the polished, or the perfect — they were the outcasts. Yet these same people became his mighty men.
Isn’t that such a picture of Jesus? He didn’t seek out the powerful or the popular — He drew near to the broken, the hurting, the ones everyone else overlooked. The religious leaders were horrified at the people Jesus chose to spend time with, but He saw their worth long before anyone else did.
Somehow, we’ve lost sight of that in parts of the modern church. If you don’t fit the mould or look the part, you’re often dismissed or ignored. But Jesus still says the same words today: Come as you are.
His love wasn’t a blanket acceptance of sin or disobedience. He didn’t give a license to continue in wrong ways. But He loved us in spite of our brokenness and sin — before we changed, before we got it right. And it is that love, poured into our hearts, that draws us toward Him and makes us want to change.
The cave of Adullam wasn’t a place of rejection — it was a place of restoration.
And the same is true for anyone who finds their refuge in Jesus.
David hid in the cave of Adullam, and it says “Everyone who was in distress, in debt, or bitter in soul gathered to him, and he became their leader.” (1 Samuel 22:2)
The ones who gathered around David weren’t the strong, the polished, or the perfect — they were the outcasts. Yet these same people became his mighty men.
Isn’t that such a picture of Jesus? He didn’t seek out the powerful or the popular — He drew near to the broken, the hurting, the ones everyone else overlooked. The religious leaders were horrified at the people Jesus chose to spend time with, but He saw their worth long before anyone else did.
Somehow, we’ve lost sight of that in parts of the modern church. If you don’t fit the mould or look the part, you’re often dismissed or ignored. But Jesus still says the same words today: Come as you are.
His love wasn’t a blanket acceptance of sin or disobedience. He didn’t give a license to continue in wrong ways. But He loved us in spite of our brokenness and sin — before we changed, before we got it right. And it is that love, poured into our hearts, that draws us toward Him and makes us want to change.
The cave of Adullam wasn’t a place of rejection — it was a place of restoration.
And the same is true for anyone who finds their refuge in Jesus.
The Cave of Adullam – A Refuge for the Broken
David hid in the cave of Adullam, and it says “Everyone who was in distress, in debt, or bitter in soul gathered to him, and he became their leader.” (1 Samuel 22:2)
The ones who gathered around David weren’t the strong, the polished, or the perfect — they were the outcasts. Yet these same people became his mighty men.
Isn’t that such a picture of Jesus? He didn’t seek out the powerful or the popular — He drew near to the broken, the hurting, the ones everyone else overlooked. The religious leaders were horrified at the people Jesus chose to spend time with, but He saw their worth long before anyone else did.
Somehow, we’ve lost sight of that in parts of the modern church. If you don’t fit the mould or look the part, you’re often dismissed or ignored. But Jesus still says the same words today: Come as you are.
His love wasn’t a blanket acceptance of sin or disobedience. He didn’t give a license to continue in wrong ways. But He loved us in spite of our brokenness and sin — before we changed, before we got it right. And it is that love, poured into our hearts, that draws us toward Him and makes us want to change.
The cave of Adullam wasn’t a place of rejection — it was a place of restoration.
And the same is true for anyone who finds their refuge in Jesus.
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