Friday, May 16: 1Samuel 24- Living honorably.

There comes a time, possibly many times, when a person will face a decision that measures his/her honor. The heading of one’s life hangs in the balance. Choose the expedient, albeit dishonorable way, and off you go, dangling on a slippery slope.

Choose the honorable path, which likely will not pay immediate dividends, and you have chosen well.

David had the king literally in his grasp, but David would not kill God’s anointed. Despicable king that Saul might have been, David would not kill him in cold blood. To do so would have been to lower himself to Saul’s level and would have violated God’s way. David said ‘no’ to killing Saul, not knowing the outcome but knowing he was doing right. He was living with honor.

How have you done when you were faced with these moments?

Looking forward, God is calling to me… “Live honorably. Choose My way. Do what is right, not necessarily expedient…”

Looking backward, God offers forgiveness for any and all of our wrong choices. Just ask forgiveness and allow the Lord to do what He does, forgive.

Lord, again, I thank You for David, a man after Your own heart. Thank You for his example of choosing rightly. Help me, Lord, to do likewise in any and all situations that come my way… I pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

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