Do Good to those Who Offend You: David and Saul. Anger Management Did you ever have a fight with somebody or an argument? Did you ever have a fight with.

Do Good to those Who Do Good to those Who Offend You: David and SaulOffend You: David and Saul

Anger ManagementAnger Management

Did you ever have a Did you ever have a fight with somebody fight with somebody or an argument? or an argument?

How did you feel after How did you feel after the fight?the fight?

How did you resolve How did you resolve it?it?

David vs. SaulDavid vs. Saul David was in a similar David was in a similar

situation when king Saul situation when king Saul was jealous of him was jealous of him because he was because he was becoming more popular becoming more popular after he had killed Goliath after he had killed Goliath and won many wars.and won many wars.

Also Saul started feeling Also Saul started feeling that the Lord was with that the Lord was with David and started to David and started to leave him. leave him.

So, Saul tried to kill David So, Saul tried to kill David several times.several times.

Saul’s search for DavidSaul’s search for David Saul led an army and Saul led an army and

went out to search for went out to search for David to kill him.David to kill him.

During the search Saul During the search Saul slept in the cave where slept in the cave where David used to sleep and David used to sleep and where David and his men where David and his men used to hide themselves. used to hide themselves.

David came into the cave David came into the cave and found Saul sleeping. and found Saul sleeping. It was easy for David to It was easy for David to kill Saul at that time and kill Saul at that time and remove his continuous remove his continuous threat to him.threat to him.

The Bigger ManThe Bigger Man Yet, David did not do that because David was a man of Yet, David did not do that because David was a man of

God and his heart was loving and kind like the heart of God and his heart was loving and kind like the heart of God. God.

Instead, David cut off the end of Saul’s cloak while he Instead, David cut off the end of Saul’s cloak while he was sleeping without disturbing his sleep. When Saul was sleeping without disturbing his sleep. When Saul woke up not knowing what happened while he was woke up not knowing what happened while he was asleep, David ran after him when he went out of the cave asleep, David ran after him when he went out of the cave and told him what he did. and told him what he did.

Saul wept because David did not harm him and he said Saul wept because David did not harm him and he said to David: “You are more righteous than I; for you have to David: “You are more righteous than I; for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

The Lord said: Do not be overcome by evil, but The Lord said: Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good”.overcome evil with good”.

Love to EveryoneLove to Everyone

Who are we striving to be like in this world?Who are we striving to be like in this world? Lord Jesus Christ was cursed, humiliated, spit Lord Jesus Christ was cursed, humiliated, spit

on, and crucified…did He ever lash out at any of on, and crucified…did He ever lash out at any of those who persecuted him?those who persecuted him?

It is necessary to show love to all people, not It is necessary to show love to all people, not just your friends and family, but even those who just your friends and family, but even those who speak bad about you.speak bad about you.

They just might be so surprised toward your They just might be so surprised toward your attitude that they may even feel sorry the way attitude that they may even feel sorry the way Saul did.Saul did.

Overcome Evil with GoodOvercome Evil with Good

There is a big difference in the way There is a big difference in the way Christians handle situations and the way Christians handle situations and the way Non-Christians handle it.Non-Christians handle it.

Anyone have an example?Anyone have an example?

ConclusionConclusion

As children of God we As children of God we should love all people should love all people even those who do even those who do not love us and those not love us and those who want to harm us. who want to harm us. When some body When some body offends us we should offends us we should return the offense return the offense with calm forgiveness with calm forgiveness and show that person and show that person that we still love him.that we still love him.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

““Do not be overcome by evil, but Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with goodovercome evil with good

(Romans 12:21)(Romans 12:21)