Ep 615 – 1 Samuel 25:18-31

We don’t always know what to do. And depending upon the given situation, we can sometimes run the risk of doing the wrong thing. That’s when it pays to have friends who can step in and give us wise input. In 1 Samuel 25:18-31, we find David so angry at Nabal’s disdainful treatment of his men and disrespectful attitude, that he is close to taking the fool’s life. But Abigail, the wife of Nabal, will step into the middle of the mess, providing wise and godly counsel to David that will prevent him from doing something he would later regret. Sometimes God places others in our life to direct and protect us ­– from ourselves. David was justifiably angry. But the worst thing he could do was allow a fool to goad him into doing something rash. Nabal had gotten the best of David, pushing all the right buttons to get the man after God’s own heart to respond in an ungodly way. But Abigail would preserve the life of her foolish husband and protect the integrity of David’s name by giving him wise and godly counsel.