1 Samuel 25
BIG IDEA: God will get me out and lift me up
DISCUSSION:
1. God humiliates the Foolish (Nabal)
a. You can be wealthy and still worthless (v.2; v.17)
b. The people around you speak truthfully about you when you’re notaround (v.17, v.25)
c. Who you are is not determined by what you have (v.36)
2. God keeps the Righteous (David)
a. God’s hand can do more for you than your name… but keep a good name (v.5, v.9-10)
Proverbs 22:1 NASB
“A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold.”
b. God will send others to remind you of who you are and what God is doing (v.28-31)
c. God’s hand will help you keep your hands clean (v.38-39)
Romans 12:19 NASB
“Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.”
3. God promotes the Humble (Abigail)
a. What’s in you sets you apart more than your appearance (v.3)
Genesis 12:11 NASB
“See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman;”
Genesis 29:17 NASB
“Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance.”
1 Samuel 16:12 NASB
“Now he was reddish, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance.”
2 Samuel 14:25 NASB
“Now in all Israel there was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no impairment in him.”
2 Samuel 14:27 NASB
“Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.”
1 Peter 3:3-4 NASB
“ 3 Your adornment must not be merely the external—braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel; 4 but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.”
Proverbs 11:22 NASB
“As a ring of gold in a pig’s snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.”
b. Just because you’re under the authority of a fool… doesn’t mean you have to be under the influence of that fool (v.3, v.14-19, v.25)
“Leadership is influence.” – John Maxwell
c. God will use your wisdom to deliver you out and up (v.40-42)
CONCLUSION:
Ask: Where do you need wisdom to keep you from foolishness?
Action Item: Read 1 Samuel 25
