“So David received from her hand what she had brought him
and said to her, ‘Go up in peace to your house. See, I have heeded your voice
and respected your person.”
1 Samuel 25:35
Abigail was used as a peacemaker
in the life of David. Her quick action and words made a difference. David
accepted Abigail’s peace offering and blessed her. He even had respect for her
as a person. He entrusted Abigail’s scoundrel of a husband, Nabal, to the Lord
instead of taking action against him himself. When Abigail went home she found
Nabal hosting a huge banquet. He was drunk and high in spirits. She didn’t tell
Nabal anything that she had done or what had happened until morning. When he
was sober she told him the whole story. His heart “died within him, and he
became like a stone” (1 Samuel 25:37). He died ten days later. David rejoiced
that God had kept him from taking matters into his own hand and doing evil. He
was happy that God Himself repaid the evil done to him. David sent messengers to
propose marriage to Abigail. She humbled herself, bowed to the ground, and said
“Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord”
(1 Samuel 25:41). She went with the messengers of David, and became his wife.
We can learn three things from today’s story. 1). We should not sin by repaying
evil for evil, 2). We should entrust God to take vengeance on our adversaries,
and 3). God Himself will bless the lives of peacemakers and reward them richly.
Father, we thank You for being our Lord and Savior. We
thank You that You see everything that happens to us. May we not sin by doing
evil. We want to please You. May we not retaliate when wronged. May we not
repay evil for evil. May we entrust ourselves and them to You. Vengeance is
Yours. You will repay. May we be peacemakers, servants, children of God. May we
be blessed richly for our obedience. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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