The Kitchen Table Devotional
David Day 129
David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5 So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. 6 And thus you shall greet him: ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have
1 Samuel 25:4-6
It’s easier than you think to slip back into the mindset of the world around us. God was David’s faithful provider, and yet it made sense to David that Nabal should care and provide for David’s men. Why shouldn’t those who have share with those who don’t? That might be God’s character, but that’s not necessarily God’s way. David let his feelings rule over his faith. He’s about to kill a man, act violently, and take what he wanted rather than receive what God had for him. We must be aware of ourselves; it can look easier to play politics than pray, but God wants us to pray.
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