1 Samuel 26:8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear….”
A lesser man might have let Abishai have his way. This is the second time that the Lord delivered Saul to David in a manner that would allow Saul to be easily overpowered and killed. Abishai saw it as a gift from God, an easy way to get rid of a ruthless, crazy enemy. But David said no.
1 Samuel 26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
My question is why. Why does God deliver Saul into David’s hands a second time if He does NOT want David to kill him (and He does not). What does David need to learn that this situation will help reinforce? Trust in God that He is who He says and will do what He promises? To see through insincere apologies from people like Saul? Proof that God is still with him even in difficult situations? I don’t know.
1 Samuel 26:10 “As surely as the LORD lives…the LORD Himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for David’s example of understanding and trusting Your will and Your plan. Help me to align myself so completely with You and Your will that even when I have doubts or confusion, I can clearly see Your path. Draw me closer. Amen.
1 Samuel 26:11 “But the LORD forbid that I should lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let’s go.”
Have a blessed day.
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