17:57 On David's return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him
and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his
hand.
17:58 Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David
answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."
18:1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan
was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own
soul.
18:2 Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his
father's house.
18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him
as his own soul.
18:4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and
gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and
his belt.
18:5 David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him; as a
result, Saul set him over the army. And all the people, even the
servants of Saul, approved.
18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he
raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did
day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
18:11 and Saul threw the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to
the wall." But David eluded him twice.
18:12 Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but
had departed from Saul.
18:13 So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a
commander of a thousand; and David marched out and came in, leading
the army.
18:14 David had success in all his undertakings; for the LORD was
with him.
18:15 When Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of
him.
18:16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for it was he who
marched out and came in leading them.
Comments:
I working with a sermon title of "How Soon We Forget". David
saved Saul's kingdom. He had great success in all sorts of battles
for Saul. Yet Saul could not appreciate him and became jealous.
David couldn't do enough. Our world is that way as well. Not only
that, we are often like that in our relationship with Jesus Christ.
He's done so much, yet we constantly demand more and wonder, "Why
me?" when our prayers aren't answered. Rich in Bama
