A lesson on intercession, forgiveness, and the importance of keeping ourselves humble before the Lord, especially after moments in which we’ve seen or experienced spiritual victory. As we continue in our study through 1st Samuel today, we encounter another occasion on which David was backslidden. The cause this time was not fear, but a prideful vengefulness brought about by a sense of betrayal. The wealthy man Nabal had essentially dismissed the king and denied his men provisions needed out of Nabal’s abundance. This cut David to the core, exposing a weakness in his spiritual walk; that being, he lacked humility. While it’s true he had great triumphs of faith in the past, this only tends to puff up with pride. Nevertheless, he would be shown a beautiful picture of the gospel through Abigail, Nabal’s wife, who would stand in his stead to make an appeal to David to forgive.
The heart is indeed deceitful above all things. Ironically, it is when we experience the greatest victory in our spiritual walk that we are most tempted to rely on ourselves, to take credit for what God has done, and ultimately we are most susceptible to fall back into sin. Yet in God’s providence, He used David’s circumstance to bring him to a place of true humility, where he could see his own sin for what it is. The same is true for us. We must not allow sin against us to stir up sin within us. A humble, contrite heart repents of sin quickly, and avoids even the appearance of it. And this is what we must strive for - forgiving others when wronged, and seeking always the welfare of others. Even showing compassion and forgiveness when wronged, just as Christ gave himself for us.
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