“And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 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 mine own hand.” 1 Samuel 25:32-22
David had been scorned by Nabal, and it made him really sore. He was on his way to take deadly action against Nabal. But with Abigail’s intercession, he was made to realize that to destroy Nabal would do more hurt to his own character and testimony than it would solve the problem with Nabal.
“For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.” 1 Peter 2:20
When we get a physical sore somewhere on our body, we need to keep it as clean as possible so it will heal. Above all, we must not consciously put things on the sore that are unclean, which will only trigger an infection and prevent the healing process.
When it comes to life, some of the “sores” we encounter are self-inflicted, while others are from what we consider to be the fault of someone else.
Which ever the case, once the sore exists, it is not a matter of what caused the sore, but the need is to do what will promote the healing of the sore, with the main thing being to keep it clean to allow for unhindered healing.
So, when we wind up with a “sore”, we must not add to it anything in our minds that will add to the sore, keep it sore, or make it more sore. We must keep everything else out of the sore, so it can heal properly.
It will be by overcoming that we heal: “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21
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