Living Right When Wronged

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  And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. 1 Samuel 19:10 ESV
  
  Saul was jealous of David, filled with rage. Completely consumed by it, he even attempted murder, but David evaded him and left the city. Saul became an evil man, and though he refused to kill all the Amalekites when the Lord asked him to (1Sam 15:9), he was fine with completely wiping out the Lords priests along with their families and livestock (1Sam 22:19).
  
  Once when David literally caught Saul with his trousers down, the men with him in the cave were excited and thought this was a gift from God, but David spared him (1Sam 24:4). Another time David and Abishai crept up on Saul while he was sleeping and took his spear. Abishai wanted to finish the job and pin Saul to the ground, saying, I will not have to strike him twice (1Sam 26:8).
  
  Time after time, David was given the opportunity to kill Saul, but he refrained. David was a better man and because of the calling on his life, would not stoop to Sauls level. David had killed thousands of men in battle, including Goliath. He was certainly not afraid of Saul. David wanted to do the right thing. He wanted to please God and would not harm the one that God had anointed. He just waited, and the day came when God made it right. David became the king.
  
  Dont stoop to your enemies' level. Because of the calling on your life you need to take the high ground. In time, God will make it right. Two wrongs will never equal right, but right will always be right. God sees the things that you are going through and He has an amazing memory. Gods delay is not His denial.