"But as the Ark of the LORD
entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her
window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she was
filled with contempt for him" 2Sa 6:16
Sometimes love is not enough. To
Michal, Saul's daughter, the courageous young David must have seemed like a
dream come true. Saul, once becoming aware of her affection towards David, saw this
as an opportunity to get rid of his rival. He promised Michal's hand in
marriage in exchange for David's success in the impossible task of killing 100
Philistines. But David was victorious, and so Saul lost a daughter and saw his
rival become even more popular with the people.
Michal quickly found herself defending David against her father and
helping David escape, but it resulted in Saul's anger and he gave her to
another man, Palti, but David eventually took her back. Unfortunately, like her brother Jonathan, Michal
did not have a deep relationship with God to help through such difficult times.
Instead, she became bitter, lied under
pressure and was unwilling to share David's joyful worship of God. How quickly
and easily we can become bitter with life's unexpected turns. But our bitterness
only hinders our ability to see God’s goodness in difficult situations. It’s
like drinking poison and expecting someone to die.
We’re not as responsible for what
happens to us as we are for how we respond to it; what begins in anger often
ends in shame.
HSAY…Todd
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