Scripture: 2
Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why
should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and cut off his
head."
Insights: Abishai
is one of my favorite characters in the Bible.
He is the kind of guy you want with you if you are walking down a dark
alley at night in a strange neighborhood.
No one is going to mess with you once they see Abishai. He only has three references in the Bible and
all three times he is either taking someone’s head or asking to take someone’s
head. Even though I really like this guy
and I appreciate his bold perspective on life, he is a little short
fussed. As we go and look at the rest of
the Scriptures and especially Jesus’ teachings regarding our enemies, we
quickly find that Abishai displayed for us the wrong way of handling stone
throwers. His approach is the same as
the Red Queen in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and we will learn tomorrow,
David has to rein this guy back into control.
Beloved, let me caution you to not act before you think through the
situation. Ask the Lord to control your
retaliatory response system when you are hit with stones by those who throw
them. May the grace of the Lord protect
you and keep you from making a bad situation worse by an all-out assault driven
by revenge.
Questions:
- When
you are falsely accused are you tempted to take heads and let the carnage
fall where it may?
- Do
you think this temporary satisfaction of vindication is going to under
after you have had time to truly think about the situation?
Prayer: Father, protect
me from being rash in my actions against those who have hurt me. Let me respond as Jesus would respond and
trust in You to be my defender. Amen.
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