Thirsting for Revenge Is Never Good. Part [12] 04/20/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Samuel 19:1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

1st Samuel 19:10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. 11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, if thou save not thy life to night, tomorrow thou shalt be slain.

1st Samuel 19:14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, he is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

1st Samuel 19:21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, where are Samuel and David? And one said Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

1st Samuel 20: 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Thirsting for Revenge Is Never Good. Part [11] 04/20/2026 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 18:7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

1st Samuel 18:8 And Saul was very wroth, and the song displeased him; and he said, they have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward…. And, now that Saul’s thirst for revenge for imaginary hurt has taken root, the king would be waiting, and watching for any opportune moment, to slay David, just like Herodias did to John.

And every time David escapes, Saul will get more exasperated, and he will drag his army into the fray, so that they too would also become infected with the same spirit. Thirsting for revenge is never good, for it does great harm to individuals, churches, governments, as well as nations. And if it is not confessed and forsaken, it will cause a lot of collateral damage to persons who had nothing to do with the literal, or imaginary hurt that was done. Let us take a look at what happens the following day.

1st Samuel 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

1st Samuel 18: 29 And Saul was yet more afraid of David, and Saul became David's enemy continually.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!