When The Christian Gets Ticked Off. Part [14] 07/29/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Peter 2: 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

[4] Last but not least is the fact that David the ticked off Christian, was willing to listen to wise counsel, as it came from The Lord through Abigail…. 1st Samuel 25: 30 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to you according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

1st Samuel 25:32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me. 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with my own hand. 35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

The Lord must be able to speak to us when we are in the frame of mind where we are deeply wounded by some wrong or evil done to us. It was Jesus who said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them.” The sheep are not to only hear God’s voice when things are going smooth and easy, but we must also be willing to listen to His voice, when like David, our nerves are frayed, and we are ticked off.

Proverbs 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.

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

When The Christian Gets Ticked Off. Part [13] 07/29/2025 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

When the servant says “Consider what thou will do” he is referring to the appropriate response to those threats made by David. Abigail’s response is quite noteworthy, because she took the high road, doing whatsoever was necessary to diffuse a volatile, and potentially deadly situation. The Christian in our day must deal in the currency of heaven, instead of becoming ticked off, because, as we have stated on numerous occasions previously, if you were to fight fire with fire, you’ll only get more fire.

Firefighters will use water, and fire retardants while fighting fire, and the Christian should also use ways and means that will deescalate, not infuriate. When dire situations arise because someone gets ticked off, the Jesus in you should shine radiantly amidst the darkness, for this is how the character of God is to be made manifest in our interactions with people. Abigail’s response to the threat of annihilation was to bake loaves of bread, and stew down five sheep complete with curry, in addition to fruit, roast corn, raisins, and cakes.

Note well she didn’t go the route of self-preservation, by being locked and loaded to protect herself and her family. God is calling upon the you and me in the here and now to follow Abigail’s lead by refusing to adopt the ways and means used by the world. The fact that we are royalty, our thoughts and actions should always bear witness to the fact, that God’s principles, and His ways and means are vastly superior to those of the kingdom of darkness.

1st Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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