NA BASH KA NA BA?

I am not talking about social media bashing only.

• You helped out a close relative yet his family say bad things about you.
• You're a hardworker but office politics denies you that well deserve promotion.
• You post something "good" but some netizens comment that what you said was "bad".

Maybe you experienced something similar. Some people hate you & you don't understand why.

King Saul did not only bash David. He wanted him dead. The bible says he took 3,000 men to hunt done David in the wilderness (1 Samuel 24:2). King Saul was not only a basher of David. He hires 3,000 trolls to do the same evil act.

I would have said to king Saul, "MAY ARAW KA DIN SA KIN!”

Well, that day came to David.

"And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave” - 1 Samuel 24:3

This is it! It was payback time for David. Three points were in favor of David.

1. I am sure the king was alone. You don’t ask your army of 3,000 to join you when you are about to relieve yourself. It would be the perfect surprise attack.
2. David had 100% support of his men. They said that this was "the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you” (1 Samuel 24:4)
3. Saul was annointed by God but David was annointed too. Saul started this conflict so doesn't that give David the right to end it?

What does David do?

1. He could easily stab Saul to his death yet he simply cuts off a piece of his clothing only (1 Samuel 24:4)
2.  He restrains his men from harming the king (1 Samuel 24:6)
3. He shows his respect to Saul by bowing down before him (1 Samuel 24:8)

Years later, David succeeds Saul as the king of God’s people. This is why God chose David to be the next king. He knew his limits as a human & did not regard himself superior over anyone else. He chose to follow God over his emotions.

Jesus did not only received bashing. He experienced the worst suffering. He was betrayed, taken captive, deserted, falsely accused, spat upon, beaten up, was scourged, mocked & killed!

Yet, in the last moments of his earthly life he says, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).

When you encounter bashers in your your life, don’t “bash back”. Because Jesus calls us to forgive over revenge. To choose peace over hate. To be loving all the time.

Have a powerfully blessed weekend! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com

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