Fri.’s Devo - Jealousy Leads to Murder

Read: 1 Samuel 18:5-19:24; John 8:31-59; Psalm 112:1-10; Proverbs 15:12-14 Reading about how Saul’s jealousy grew and grew because of David’s successes reminds me of President Trump and how jealous the Deep State has been of him. Just like David, he has been more successful and righteous than any other president in our time. Just like David, the majority of the people love him and stand behind him. And, just like David there has been many assassination attempts on him. *** God protects his anointed leaders and David and Donald Trump are both his anointed leaders. *** Saul, on the other hand, promises David his daughter in marriage, then doesn’t deliver. When his other daughter falls in love with David, Saul tries to use that promise to bring David down rather than to reward him. It doesn’t work, of course, and she ends up saving his life, instead of ending it. *** David becomes stronger and stronger, while Saul is loosing his mind over it, literally. Jealousy leads to murder, but it is usually the one who is jealous that dies. *** In John, Jesus tells them that the truth will set them free. Saul was a slave to sin and a slave is not a permanent member of the family. Saul was never a permanent member of God’s family. David was a son who was full of truth and free from Saul’s hands. Jesus was facing the same threat David was facing with Saul. People were trying to kill him because of the truth. The people claimed to be children of Abraham but Jesus said they weren’t Abraham’s children or they would act like him. They were acting like their real father, the devil. *** God’s children are free to love others. They know the truth when they hear it. The people couldn’t hear or understand what Jesus was saying because they didn’t belong to God. *** The people accused Jesus of having a demon because that is what Satan does - he accuses others of what he is doing. If you want to know what the haters of President Trump are doing themselves, just listen to what they accuse Trump of doing. *** When Jesus told them that Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to his coming to earth the people were completely upset. They picked up stones to throw at him but he was hidden from them and escaped. *** Lord, thank you that we and our godly leaders are hidden in you and the stones of the enemies will not hurt us. Thank you for the truth, may we remain in your truth and may it set us free.