Questions: 1) Read Ezekiel 18:23. How does David's God...our God...respond to the death of His adversaries? 2) Do you rejoice (even if only inwardly) when a rival gets a setback at work? Or are you able to entrust them, and yourself, to your God?
Monday, May 19, 2008
2 Samuel 1:17-27
David mourns the death of his rival and adversary, Saul - but without rancor. His sincere lament is not only expressed, but taught to those he ruled! How would you feel if the person who repeatedly tried to kill you was now finally and irrevocably removed from the scene? Wouldn't a little gloating...a little celebration...be in order? Yet David's leadership - undergirded by his belief in God's sovereignty - kept the greater good of the nation the priority.
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It is indicative of my heart that my first desire, if in David's shoes (sandels), would be to let the whole nation know how bad Saul really was. I would want them to feel what I felt. I would want to squash any good thoughts or comments regarding the man.
But God who is rich in mercy has shown us the futility of such desires. He knows what we do not know and will have His glory, not ours. Praise God He is still drawing straight lines with crooked sticks.
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