Read 1 Samuel chapter 29 VERSE: 1 Samuel 29:5–“Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” TRUTH: Our reputation stays with us for a long time. David had gained a reputation as a warrior and even years later, the people he was around had remembered his reputation. Regardless of whether that reputation is of doing good or evil, people will remember it long after. If we make a change in our life, such as giving our life to God, we will find that many people will still have difficulty accepting that there has been a change, but…

Read 1 Samuel chapter 25 VERSE: 1 Samuel 25:26–And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal. TRUTH: In the last chapter we read how David had an opportunity to do harm to King Saul, but that he did not. Now, here, we read about a story where David intends to do harm to a foolish man. Instead, the man’s wise wife stops him. In her statement to David, she reminds him…