God Reminds David That He is Still God

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. I Samuel 25:23-31

Steps: 4, 5, 11, 12

God, in His training of David, allowed David to be chased all around the country to develop trust in God’s ability to care for him and his soldiers. In one episode a man named Nabal – fool – chose to embarrass and frustrate David and David was ready to use power to care for himself. Nabal’s wife Abigail came out to intercede for her family and protect them from David’s anger. She reminds David that God is in control and David accepts the correction and gets stabilized in God again.

Prayer for Today: You know how quickly ego, and anger, can get us into trouble. Help us to remember that no matter what happens You are still there and You are still in control. Help us to trust in Your care for us, no matter how it appears by sight. Help us to trust You by faith.