1Samuel 26:8, Then Abishai said to David, “GOD HAS GIVEN YOUR ENEMY INTO YOUR HAND THIS DAY….
This is the second time that David could have taken the life of Saul, yet David would not take the life of the LORD’s Anointed!
1Sa 26:10, And David said, “AS THE LORD LIVES, THE LORD WILL STRIKE HIM, or HIS DAY WILL COME TO DIE, or HE WILL GO DOWN INTO BATTLE AND PERISH.
David knew that it would be by the hand of GOD that remove Saul as king! Not by his own!
1Sa 26:10, And David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
Rom 12:19, Beloved, NEVER AVENGE YOURSELVES, BUT LEAVE IT TO THE WRATH OF GOD, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY, SAYS THE LORD.”
1Sa 26:21, Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake.”
Mat 10:16, “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, SO BE WISE AS SERPENTS AND INNOCENT AS DOVES.
TRUST IS EARNED NEVER GIVEN. SERPENTS CONSTANTLY LOOK AROUND TO SEE WHERE THE NEXT ATTACK WILL COME FROM, WE MUST DO THE SAME WITH HUMILITY!