“That old law about ‘an eye for
an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing”
(Martin Luther King, Jr.).
David was probably one of the
best kings of Israel. He followed God and chose to obey God’s commandments.
David was promised that he would become king. He was blessed by God when he
defeated Goliath, he married the King’s daughter, and was a major part of the
King’s army. David was set up in Saul’s household. He probably thought that he
was going to become king in that traditional way. God had different plans.
Saul began to hate David
because Saul thought David would take his kingdom. Saul even tried to kill
David many times. David had the chance to kill Saul twice. David had an army
behind him. He even had people offer to kill Saul for him but David refused.
David knew that he would receive the promise in due time. He refused to do what
was wrong in order to gain something for himself.
Nowadays many people say do
what you need to do to get ahead. Success is measured in how quickly you can
get to the top. It does not matter how you get there or who you have to
trample. But, God tells us to do the opposite. We are to love everyone and we
are not to repay evil for evil. It is our job to trust God and let him bring
about his plan in due time.
So, if someone wrongs you will
you take vengeance upon them? Will you love those who wrong you? Will you trust
that God has a plan for you?
1 Samuel 24, Romans 12:17-21,
Luke 6:32-42
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