SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 22; Psalm 17,35; Matthew 6
David said to Abiathar, “I knew it—that day I saw Doeg the Edomite there, I knew he’d tell Saul. I’m to blame for the death of everyone in your father’s family. Stay here with me. Don’t be afraid. The one out to kill you is out to kill me, too. Stick with me. I’ll protect you.”
1 Samuel 22:22-23
OBSERVATIONS: David could have put all of this on Saul. He could have put all of the murders on Doeg the Edomite. And yet his first instinct was to take responsibility, not only for the crime, but for the protection of Abiathar.
APPLICATION: Joey, there’s always a way to blame others. Take more responsibility, both for the situation and for its outcome.
PRAYER: God, strengthen me for the task of owning up and taking responsibility for the well-being of those around me. In the name of the Christ I ask it. Amen.
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