Gold Nugget
Verse 17: “A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful ambassador brings health.”
Commentary
After years of abusing David,
King Saul died on the battlefield. Thinking it was good news to David, a messenger
ran to tell him of Saul’s death. After questioning the messenger, the man told David
of the details of Saul’s death and of his contributions. He didn’t fear telling
David because of the abuse David suffered from Saul’s rage. David was outraged at
the messenger’s nerve to touch a King of Israel and called for an immediate execution
of the messenger on the spot. After that, David wept for his king whom he loved
dearly. The messenger took lightly the message he was carrying and had little regard
for the impact it would have on David. I have seen this scenario play out many times.
You probably have too. Have you ever seen someone carry bad news to someone and
get pleasure out of the pain it causes them? Pretending to be someone’s friend,
a messenger may delight in bringing bad news.
Anytime we delight in bad news, we need to check ourselves spiritually
.When our enemy stumbles, we may be tempted to be delighted and may even spread
this “news”. Consider Proverbs 24:17-18 “17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the LORD see it, and
it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.”
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