Grains of Sand

Google Images The Scriptures are full of grace stories. But then again, God’s grace is the point of the book! Tucked away in the middle of the adventures of David hides yet another example, another picture of the cross. 1 Samuel 25 tells us the familiar story of David’s encounter with Nabal. Let’s set the scene. David is still on the run from Saul. As the “Robin Hood” of his era, David and his men had occasion to act on behalf of the people in the neighbourhoods through which they traveled. Nabal appears to have been a wealthy landowner and sheep farmer. As the story goes, David’s men had provided a service for Nabal by protecting his shepherds and his sheep (25:7, 8, 15, 16). But when David asked for a few provisions for himself and his men, Nabal treated him with disdain and insult (25:10, 11), with the result that David set out to punish Nabal for his inhospitable attitude: “ It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the desert so that nothing of his is mi...

Word Filled Wednesday is hosted this week by Lori at All You Have to Give . Take a visit over there. I was walking home from work yesterday when I saw this "note" written on the sidewalk. The verses that came to my mind are an appropriate response. " The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One. 'Let us break their chains,' they say, 'and throw off their fetters.' The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 'I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill… Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him ." —Psalm 2:2-6, 10-12.