MEMORISE:

And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 1 Samuel 24:6  

READ: 1 Samuel 24:1-22

MESSAGE:

As a result of Saul's incomplete obedience, God rejected him and replaced him with David. Immediately, a series of events took place to enthrone David. First, he killed Goliath, the giant that been terrorising the Israelites (1 Samuel 17:51 ). Then, he got the reward which was half of the kingdom and Saul's daughter as wife. Indeed, from the moment God rejected Saul, an evil spirit entered him. So, whenever he displayed madness, David would play his musical instrument and the madness would leave him for a moment. With all these, Saul knew that David was his replacement, so he tried all he could to kill him but failed woefully because God was with David. While David ran for his life, he hid in different caves so as not to get caught by Saul. A day came however, David slipped into a cave where Saul was sleeping. It would have been a day of revenge. He could have killed him and slip away, yet, he didn't. He only cut the hem of Saul's garment to prove that he knew where Saul slept. My child, what do you when you can hurt someone who has been hurting you? Do you revenge and feel cool? Learn from David.

KEY POINT: 

Never fight for yourself, let God fight for you.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

2 Samuel 19-20, Luke 21:20-38

AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE