God’s Plans

1 Samuel 26:25   New International Version     25 Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph.” Saul had opportunities to kill David. Why didn’t Saul just kill David and be rid of him? Every time David...

God Honoring Ways

1 Samuel 26:15-16   New International Version     15 David 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. 16 What you have done is not good. As surely as...

Trust God and Work for Righteousness

1 Samuel 26:9   New International Version     9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless? David refused to kill Saul. Why?? God had placed Saul in power and had yet to remove him. David chose not to push...

Moral Decisions

1 Samuel 26:8   New International Version     8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.” The strongest moral decisions come when you make the...