“God’s Inside Edition”
“The Inside Edition” was one of television’s longest-running, top-rated, and most-honored syndicated news magazines. But long before there was ever a camera crew or a headline story, God already had a way of uncovering hidden truths and turning what the enemy meant for evil into divine advantage. God has always had His own “inside edition.”
Let’s take a peek into David’s camp in 1 Samuel 30.
David and his men had gone out to battle, leaving their wives and children behind in Ziklag. While they were away, the enemy came in, raided their camp, burned everything to the ground, and took their families captive. When David and his men returned, the scene was devastating. The Bible says they wept until they had no more strength to weep. And in their pain, the very men who once stood beside David began to speak of stoning him. Have you ever been in a situation where people who once stood with you began to turn on you because of loss?
But here’s the key—David didn’t retaliate or crumble under the pressure. The Word says he encouraged himself in the Lord his God. Sometimes, the only encouragement you will get is the one you give yourself. What situation are you facing that God is requiring you to encourage yourself through? What loss has made you feel like restoration is impossible?
It looked bad. It felt bad. And truthfully, it was bad. But David had a word from God. He sought the Lord, asking, “Shall I pursue?” And God answered, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
That’s the moment when faith meets obedience. David didn’t wait for all the details to unfold—he took the men who were strong enough to fight and moved out. Sometimes God doesn’t give you the full strategy upfront because He wants to see if you’ll move in faith first. When you step out, that’s when He begins to unfold the plan.
And right in the middle of the pursuit, God provided what I like to call His inside edition.
In verses 13–15, David and his men encounter a young Egyptian servant who had been left behind by his master because he fell sick. This young man just so happened to be a servant of the very army that had raided Ziklag. When David asked where he came from, the man admitted, “We burned Ziklag with fire.” That’s when David realized—God had placed an insider right in his path!
When David asked if he could lead them to the enemy, the young man agreed in exchange for protection. And just like that, God used someone who had once been aligned with the enemy to give David the strategy he needed for victory.
That’s how God’s inside edition works. The information that shifts your battle, the connection that unlocks your next level, the very key to your recovery—it may come from someone you least expect.
The answer to your breakthrough may be in the mouth of someone you once called an enemy. Don’t dismiss people in this season. God can use anyone, from anywhere, to bring you what you need.
Everything that was stolen is about to be recovered. The spoils of your struggle are going to become the reward of your obedience. God is sending divine insiders to give you the advantage.
Get ready—your victory is on the inside.
