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2 sam 19:1-8 Love your enemies and hate your friends

Pleasing God is never a disgrace

5 Then Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines,Joab comes in and is upset with David- Why? David was weeping over his son Absalom. Upset that he was killed and that his people didn’t meet his demand to treat him kindly.He’s also probably lamenting over the fact that he was the one who caused all of it- with Bath.But Joab attacks him- Why? Because Joab doesn’t have David’s heart. He has a heart of war.He says “You have disgraced all your servants” In his mind, the payment his servants should have got was to see David Kill AbsalomWe’ve been re-watching Star Wars- Its kind of like the Emperor in Jedi- Wanted Vader to Kill Luke, but in the End, Vader still had love for Luke because he was his son. Not exactly- kind ofDavid’s heart- Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.David wanted to please God- He showed it through his whole life- Remember This is the shepherd boy who would fight bears, sings songs, fought Goliath, ran from Saul, Lead Israel. He’s full grown man now- but don’t forget his heart- And Joab comes and questions his heart because David didn’t respond how HE thought he should have?Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

David wanted to please God- Not Joab. Its clear- Remember when he could have killed Saul?2 Cor 5:9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.What does it mean to you?Do you feel like serving God and living for Him is a disgrace? Do you feel disgraced? Are you afraid? Do you worry more about what people think than God thinks? GOD IS WATCHINGMatthew 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.We are to live to please God- and inevitably when we do so- it will not make sense to the worldSome people worship the opinions of men. They care too much what people think-John 12:43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.and when you DO do whats right- they call you a disgrace- and its not true! If God is pleased, that’s all ! You don’t have to worry if the Joab’s of your life agree with you or understand-Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man brings a snare,But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.If you are living worry about what the Joabs of your life think, you’re never going to make itJoab’s look through the eyes of the World- not through the eyes of the truth of the GospelWhen you live an Gospel-centered existence- you’re not going to please the world.And those small and large decisions you make that no one sees but God- He’ll bless itAnd I want to encourage you- No one else may appreciate it or see it- but God does!Society will be moving into a realm where God followers are chastised- don’t give up!Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

We don’t live like the world

6 in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well.That’s what happens when you live according to God’s word- People will misunderstand you because you do not think, believe or act like the world- They will never understand.