The deserts of En Gedi and the surrounding area are extremely inhospitable. There are very few trees and an unrelenting sun. In these desert places, you can see for miles, but this is where David chose to hide when he was being pursued by Saul. David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands. - 1 Sam. 23:14 NIV
Often it is in the driest places that we find our refuge. The enemy, the one who prowls about like a roaring lion, is always looking for us. His intentions are not good. But God's are and he will not give us into our enemies hands. There is shelter in those rocky, barren places. We are safer there than in the greenest pastures.
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