Day 176 - RESPECTING RELATIONSHIPS
Read: Psalm 134; Proverbs 5:16-18; 1 John 3; 1 Samuel 24-25

Interesting insights on relationships can be learnt when reading 1 Samuel 24 & 25. 1 Samuel 24 narrates the incident about how David could have easily captured and even killed King Saul as the then king went into a cave to relieve himself when David and his men were far back in the cave. David's men even declared that the Lord had given his enemy into David's hand. However, David respected the relationship with King Saul by recognising that Saul was his master, the Lord's anointed and hence did not lay his hand on the king. In Samuel 25, one of the servants respected the relationship with Abigail by recognising her as the co-owner of the 3000 goats and 3000 sheep and went and told her about the messengers from David and Abigail's prompt action had saved them from being harmed. Abigail respected the relationship with Nabal, her husband and told him all that had happened when he was sober in the morning and the Lord upheld the cause against Nabal for treating David with contempt. It is all about RESPECT. In fact, the Ten Commandments are about respecting God and hence we are not to have other gods, not to make for ourselves an image of God and not to misuse the name of God. Observing Sabbath is to respect everyone's right to rest followed by respecting our parents, respecting life, marriage, other people and their properties in the subsequent commands. The world will definitely be a better place to live should we just remember to respect relationships. May God helps us. https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC #respect #relationships #devotion #TenCommandments