“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;” — 1 Samuel 30: 1

DON’T BE ABSENT

In our Focal Scripture, David and his men returned to Ziklag and found that their wives and children had been taken captives and all their property taken away. They were away from their territory, and they soon suffered losses. They were absent from their territory and things worked against them...