Avoid the sin of revenge!

David also had to go through his own wilderness experience. Anointed at the age of 16, already invited to the King's palace to chase out demons from King Saul just with his skills on the harp and instrument of music. He killed Goliath at age 16 and that was the victory that initiated his wilderness experience. King Saul mobilized the entire national military force against David and wanted to kill him at all cost. David needed to survive in the wilderness and had to move from one location to hide away and survive. 1 Samuel 24:1-5:

1 Samuel 24:1-2:After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.” So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

As you journey through your wilderness or process to the promised land, one of the things you will experience is attack from men without a cause. People will come against you because of jealousy or envy. Some would attempt to destroy you. Saul made an attempt to kill David with a spear at least twice and planned the killing of David through his servants, Saul or his daughter in about 4 different situations. Yes, that is your most vulnerable moment. Many people would attempt to take advantage of you, people would attempt to assassinate your character, speak evil of you, mobilize people against you like Saul did to David. Saul wanted David dead at all cost. 

Saul took three thousand chosen men from Israel. Those who attempt to destroy and cause you harm always look for the choice and good men to take along with them. They go for people that could be of help to you all in the attempt to ensure that you do not survive their onslaught.  I can assure you that it is difficult to look away particularly when it seems that God has delivered this wicked people into your hands. You want revenge, you want to use the data against them, you want to expose their shame to the world too, you want to prove that they are the wicked ones, oh no! avoid those temptations, ignore them and let God execute vengeance. Vengeance belongs to God and not to you. Never act until He asks you to do so. 

In the final analysis, Saul killed himself. Another man who hurt David so deeply in the wilderness was Nabal, but in the final analysis, Nabal also died without anyone raising a finger against him. Vengeance is mine saith the Lord, let the Lord fight your battles. 

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