1 Samuel 25:10-12 All that I have belongs to the Lord!

 ”Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?” David’s men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.“

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭25‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

a. Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? It can’t be that Nabal did not know who David was, because David was famous throughout all Israel (1 Samuel 18:5-7). Nabal said this as a direct insult to David – knowing who he was but refusing to recognize him. In our modern way of speaking, Nabal said, “Who does he think he is?”

b. There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master: Nabal deepened his insult, saying that David was simply a rebellious servant. This was completely false because David had continually (though not perfectly) conducted himself wisely when attacked by Saul.

c. Shall I then take my bread…my water…my meat…my shearers, and give it: Nabal showed what an ungenerous man he was. He looked at everything as his, instead of the LORD’s. True and Biblical generosity doesn’t think, “This is mine and I will share it with you.” It thinks, “All that I have belongs to the LORD so you can have some of it also.” (Guzik)

All that I have belongs to the Lord!

In our materialistic world this is a hard concept but as Christian’s we are instructed to care for the widows and orphans. The Lord has touched us on both counts and recently we’ve had two widows in homes on each side of us in the month of November. Recently while shopping the Lord put on my heart to buy groceries for one of the widows and my wife delivered them yesterday. 

”Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.“ James‬ ‭1‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬

If we truly believe all that we have belongs to the Lord, shouldn’t we lead by example and help the widows and orphans in their distress?

Blessings