In 2008, the well-known spiritual leader David Wilkerson spoke at a pastors' conference. It was during the global financial crisis. His solemn, prophetic words seem more relevant today than ever.

He spoke of the worst crisis in our history, a crisis that affects the entire world. Using the example of David’s dire situation against his city of Ziklag, he explained what the right course of action is for God’s children in extremely challenging times. We need a word from God. We need the right perspective.

Toward the end, he made a remarkable statement: “Raise your hands and thank God for His faithfulness. He will bring His church through this. The Holy Spirit will move. It is God who will bring them: He will awaken many, many people. He will awaken those who were cold and indifferent. He will pour out His Spirit right there!”

His voice shook the earth at that time; but now he has promised, saying, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” But this “once more” indicates the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we an unshakable empire Receive it, be grateful, so that we may serve God in a way that pleases Him, with reverence and awe!
Hebrews 12:26–28

And it came to pass that when David and his men arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and set it on fire. They had taken captive the women and everything else in the city, from the youngest to the oldest. But they had not killed anyone; instead, they had driven them away and departed. David and his men came to the town. And behold, it had been burned to the ground, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and They cried until they could cry no more. And David’s two wives had been taken captive: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And David was in great distress, for the people were talking about stoning him. For the spirit of the whole people was embittered; everyone was embittered because of his sons and his daughters. But David found strength in the LORD, his God. And David said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David inquired of the LORD: "Should I go after that group? Will I catch up to them?" And he said to him, " Go after her—yes, you will surely catch up with her and free the captives for sure! So David set out, along with the six hundred men who were with him. They came to the Besor Brook, where some of them stayed behind and camped. David pursued them with four hundred men. For two hundred men, who were too exhausted to cross the Besor Brook, stayed behind. They found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, giving him bread to eat and water to drink. They also gave him a piece of fig cake and two raisin cakes. And when he had eaten, he regained his strength, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He replied: “I am a young Egyptian, a servant of an Amalekite. My master left me behind because I fell ill three days ago. We raided the southern region of the Cretans, the territory of Judah, and the southern region of Caleb, and we set Ziklag on fire.” And David said to him, “Will you lead me down to this band?” And he replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master!” “Then I will take you down to that band.” When he took him down, behold, they were spread out over the entire region. They were eating and drinking and celebrating a feast because of all the great plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. And David fought them from dawn until the evening of the following day, so that none of them escaped except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. And David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives. And they lacked nothing—from the youngest to the oldest—neither sons nor daughters, neither plunder nor anything that had been taken from them; David brought everything back. And David took all the sheep and cattle. They drove them ahead of the other livestock and said, “This is David’s plunder!” Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who had been left behind at the Besor Brook. They went out to meet David and the army that was with him. David went to the men and asked how they were doing. But some of the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone out with David said, “Since they did not go out with us, we will not give them any of the plunder we took from our enemies; let each man take his wife and children—they can take them and go.” But David said, “Do not do this, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and delivered this army that came against us into our hands. And who would listen to you in this matter? For the share of the one who goes down into battle shall be the same as the share of the one who stays with the baggage train. They shall share equally.” And so it was from that day forward and onward. And David made it a statute and a law for Israel to this very day.
1 Samuel 30:1–25

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