{"id":33459,"date":"2024-11-18T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1-samuel-26_1-12-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T22:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T05:15:13","slug":"1-samuel-26_13-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1-samuel-26_13-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Makes You Humble AND Confident"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Samuel 26:13-25 \u00a0(CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Samuel 26:13-25.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!<\/p>\n

1 Samuel 26:13-16 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away; there was a wide space between them.
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He called out to the army and to Abner son of Ner, “Aren’t you going to answer me, Abner?” Abner replied, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0David said, “You’re a man, aren’t you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn’t you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0What you have done is not good. As surely as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0lives, you and your men deserve to die, because you did not guard your master, the\u00a0LORD’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses\u00a013-16: \u00a0Here David boldly calls out Abner, the commander of Saul’s army on his failure to protect Saul because he was fast asleep.<\/p>\n

Why was David able to call Abner out this way? It’s because David knew that he was righteous before God in this situation. \u00a0When you know that you are righteous before God, you can have a confidence in front of people \u2013 not a prideful arrogance but a humble confidence.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 On the other hand, when you are not confident that God sees you as righteous, your interactions with people will be marked by fear, timidity and worry.\u00a0 As Proverbs 28:1\u00a0says, “The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”\u00a0\u00a0Praise God that because Jesus Christ has cleansed us of all sin, we can live with a humble confidence before God and people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another lesson:\u00a0\u00a0Just as Abner missed David because he was sleeping, sometimes we can be so into our slumber and comfort that we miss when Jesus the Son of David is around and working in our midst.\u00a0 May we always have ears to hear what God is saying and eyes to see what God is doing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Samuel 26:17-20 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice, David my son?” David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.”
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong am I guilty of?
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the\u00a0LORD\u00a0has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, men have done it, may they be cursed before the\u00a0LORD! They have now driven me from my share in the\u00a0LORD’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the\u00a0LORD. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea–as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 17-20: \u00a0After getting the attention of Saul and his army, David once again pleads his innocence before Saul.\u00a0 His message to Saul is basically: “Saul, what wrong have I done? (v18) \u00a0If God has caused you to act this way toward me because I’ve done something wrong, then let me sacrifice an offering to make things right (v19a).\u00a0 But if your own men have incited you against me, then may they be cursed (v19b), for by inciting you against me I have been effectively cut off and unable to worship with God’s people (v19c).\u00a0 Please do not let me be cut off this way (v20a).\u00a0 You’re going after a harmless and helpless flea, not someone who is bent on hurting you (v20b).”<\/p>\n

Much respect to David for trying to work things out diplomatically with Saul this way.\u00a0 Truly\u00a0the way you handle conflict and misunderstanding is a measure of your maturity and wisdom. \u00a0<\/strong>I pray that you would handle conflict like David does here: wanting to talk things out rather than punch people out.<\/p>\n

1 Samuel 26:21-25 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have erred greatly.”
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of your young men come over and get it.
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0rewards every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. The\u00a0LORD\u00a0delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the\u00a0LORD’s anointed.
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0As surely as I valued your life today, so may the\u00a0LORD\u00a0value my life and deliver me from all trouble.”
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, my son David; you will do great things and surely triumph.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 21-25: \u00a0David could have chosen to spear Saul; instead he chose to spare him.\u00a0 As a result, Saul admits the error of his ways\u00a0<\/strong>and vows not to harm David again (v21), a vow he would end up keeping.\u00a0 Saul’s last recorded words to David would be words to bless David (v25).\u00a0 David’s kindness led to Saul’s repentance.<\/p>\n

Likewise, Jesus the Son of David could have shown us wrath, but instead He showed us mercy.<\/strong>\u00a0 God’s kindness leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4).<\/p>\n

Thank You, Lord Jesus, that while You could have speared us, instead You spared us. You could have shown us wrath; instead You showed us mercy.\u00a0 Because Jesus’ blood makes me fully righteous, may I live with a humble confidence before You and before people today.\u00a0 In Jesus’ name, AMEN!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2022 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Samuel 26:13-25.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 Samuel 26:13-16 (NIV)
\n13\u00a0\u00a0Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away; there was a wide space between them.
\n14\u00a0\u00a0He called out to the army and to Abner son of Ner, “Aren’t you going to answer me, Abner?” Abner replied, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
\n15\u00a0\u00a0David said, “You’re a man, aren’t you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn’t you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king.
\n16\u00a0\u00a0What you have done is not good. As surely as the\u00a0LORD\u00a0lives, you and your men deserve to die, because you did not guard your master, the\u00a0LORD’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”<\/p>\n

On verses\u00a013-16: \u00a0Here David boldly calls out Abner, the commander of Saul’s army on his failure to protect Saul because he was fast asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33462,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33459\/revisions\/33462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}