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Enemies come in all shapes and sizes. Some aren’t violent—just loud. They curse, they criticise, they mutter from the sidelines, but that’s as far as it goes. Others keep their distance but carry a quiet resentment that occasionally surfaces. Some want to just use you or manipulate you. And of course, there are those rare but dangerous enemies who genuinely seek to harm you.

If you live long enough in this fallen world, you’ll encounter all of them. But that raises a very practical question for the Christian believer: How do you deal with an enemy? How do you respond when someone has set themselves against you?

One of Scripture’s clearest case studies is David, when he found himself persecuted and under great pressure. The way David responds provides us with a deeply challenging, yet deeply instructive picture of how God’s people are to face opposition.

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Some women carry the hidden burden of being married to men who are, spiritually speaking, breathtakingly foolish. I don’t mean foolish in the modern sense of low intelligence or lack of education. A man can have degrees up the wall, a sharp mind, a successful career… and yet be spiritually blind.

Scripture calls that man a fool—not because he isn’t intelligent, but because he refuses to think in the ways of God. But to be fair, that condition isn’t confined to men; plenty of women fit the same description.

But in 1 Samuel 25, we meet a particular couple who embody this contrast so vividly that the Holy Spirit preserved their story, I believe, for our instruction.

Yet this story is not preserved simply as an ancient marital case study. You do not need to approach it from a position of gender to learn from it.

So, let's reflect and allow God to use this narrative to cultivate wisdom in us. Because if you don’t pursue wisdom… You will drift into folly. But if you would like to be wise? Then listen to the Spirit’s voice in this chapter….

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What do you do when you feel like getting even?

How far should retaliation go?

Should it happen at all? And what does God call His people to do when the desire for payback burns inside us?

Well, as it happens, as we journey through 1 Samuel, we come to a chapter where this question is placed front and centre. So, let’s turn together to 1 Samuel 24, where David—the man after God’s own heart—is forced to decide whether revenge is ever the right path….

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