12 Feb 2017

EN GEDI (1 Samuel 24:1-22)

1. REVENGE! (v1-2)

  • War is declared
  • 3,000 chosen men

2. RESTRAINT! (v3-15)

  • Grace is observed
  • I will not harm the Lord’s anointed

3. REMORSE! (v16-22)

  • Tears are observed……
  • Grief but no change

LESSONS:

1. Root out the root
2. Realise the horror of hypocrisy
3. Remember the triumph of grace
4. Where sin abounds grace does much more abound