1st Samuel 26
After Saul admitted that David would be king, and asked David to spare his descendants, David thought that Saul would not lead his men after him again. But when David's spies told him otherwise, David must have been sad and angry at the same time.
When David had a second chance to kill Saul, he could have very likely have thought that THIS TIME, God was giving Saul over to him, but he didn't. David is a great model of patience and faith...He let God fight his battles...we should do the same!
I remind my kids, that David had the right to kill Nabal earlier, but he let the LORD take care of it on His own terms and timing...and He did!
Saul is near death, and he realizes that he's been pursuing the wrong things...hatred and pride. Instead of being kind to David and helping him flourish, Saul has persecuted David. When we look back on our lives, we all want to feel we made a positive contribution...it's sad that Saul didn't feel that when he had so much opportunity and promise.
We all have the opportunity to exact revenge on someone who has wronged us...but it would be better for us to be like David and let the LORD take care of that wrong, and return anger with love.
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