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“And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him” (1 Samuel 18:14).
In reading this chapter in 1 Samuel, I think you will find that four times, we are told that David behaved himself wisely. Stop and think where he was. He was living in Saul’s court, where King Saul’s moods were swinging back and forth. One day he would enjoy and be calmed by David’s playing on his harp, and the next day he would throw a javelin at him, trying to pin him to the wall. Yet here we find a young man of whom it is recorded that he was wise in his behavior. You may be in hard circumstances, or have a difficult boss, or teacher. But you can, with the Lord’s help, behave wisely.
Many years later, Solomon wrote these words, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10). Solomon was David’s son, and I like to think that he learned some of what he wrote in the Proverbs from the example set by his father. The Lord Jesus is the perfect example in this for us, and we can also learn from other Christians who have been along the road ahead of us.
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