Why Did David Shoot the Messenger? Part 2

Base Scripture: 2 Samuel 1 (NKJV)

Be sure to read Part 1!

It’s hard to admit, but it made sense to shoot the messenger. He wasn’t only the bearer of bad news, he allegedly caused it. And so, he has to go. So I patted myself on the back for the Spirit giving insight and bringing scriptures to my remembrance. But I knew there was a personal reason God had me read it. All of this was able to transpire because Saul didn’t fully obey the Lord’s command. What he failed to kill ended up killing him. And He asked me…

“What am I failing to destroy in my life that may end up destroying me?”

I can give you some personal testimony, and they all usually begin with the words “there was this guy...” There have been ENOUGH times when the Lord tells me to stop certain behavior with a guy or cut off the relationship, but I don’t do it FULLY and the fallouts (yes, plural…fallouts) are detrimental to myself and those around me. Most of these guys aren’t seemingly jacked up on the surface, but I soon realize they are just as sneaky and dirty as this darn Amalekite!

And like Saul, I’ve been nearly destroyed by what I was TOLD to destroy. But this doesn’t end at relationships. Bad habits? Addiction? Gluttony? Financial irresponsibility? Anything that the Lord has told you to kill, and you refuse, may end up killing you. As a matter of fact, that’s why God warns us! He loves us that much. He doesn’t want to see us backslidden, stalled, blocked, beaten down, or anything like that. He wants you to live in the freedom and protection that comes from obedience. Remember, the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. But Christ came so that we could have life more abundantly. Take a lesson from Saul, destroy what the Spirit has told you to destroy, or it will destroy you. And for those of us who have been left for dead and our attacker has boasted about our condition, there is ALWAYS vindication.

If I couldn’t destroy it, someone else will.

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