pursuing god’s heart: longing for revenge
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Pursuing God’s Heart: Longing for Revenge. I Samuel 24:1-22. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. Romans 12:19. BIG IDEA:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pursuing God’s Heart:
Longing for Revenge
I Samuel 24:1-22
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”
says the Lord. Romans 12:19
Pursuing God’s Heart means
leaving _________ in ___ _____
BIG IDEA:
vengeanceHis Hands
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of
En Gedi. I Samuel 23:29
Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the
Crags of the Wild Goats. 24:2
He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to
relieve himself.”“David and his men were far
back in the cave.” . v. 3
“The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to you, ‘I will give
your enemy into your hands for you to deal with
as you wish.’ ”v. 4
“Today the Lord is saying to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to
deal with as you wish.’ “
v.4
Admit our desire for _____
________illicitrevenge
“…David crept up unnoticed and cut a
corner of Saul’s robe.”
v. 4
David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. He said
to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the
Lord’s anointed,
or lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed
of the Lord.” With these words David rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack
Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way. v. 5-7
Anticipate _____ ________
on sin
God’srevenge
“May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not
touch you.” v. 12
Accept our ____________ to
God’s revenge
vulnerability
“May the Lord be our Judge and decide between us.
May he consider my cause and uphold it; may he
vindicate me by delivering me from your hand.” v.
15
Ask God how we can ________
___________ restoration
promote
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,
live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18
“Now swear to me by the Lord that you will
not cut off my descendents or wipe out
my name from my father’s family.”
v. 21
“So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul
returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.”
v. 22
“You’ll never regret forgiving someone who
doesn’t deserve it!” Chuck
Swindoll
Pursuing God’s Heart means
leaving vengeance in His Hands.
BIG IDEA: