Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.As I was reading the book of Samuel the other day I came across this, it had never caught my attention till I read it again, in the book of 1 Samuel There is a woman named Abigail who had to decide between grace and bitterness. Abigail all her life she dealt with hardship and negative people, rejection, and it seems that life was very hard for her. But in all of this she remained steady. And because of her steadiness it impacted on the life of David. Now David is the one who defeated Goliath, and became king of Israel, and even though he fell and failed many times, God said he was a man after His own heart. He is the David from whose bloodline Jesus would come. Abigail is not mentioned or talked about much today. I’m not sure why. She was married to Nabal — who’s name literally means “fool” in Hebrew — who deeply offended David. David and his men had protected his herds, and it was a feast day, he sent Nabal a message asking for his “favor,” requesting special festive food. Now here the word used is Chen The Hebrew root word for favour, which also means “grace.” But Nabal said no to David and did not give him the food. And Nabal certainly did not show him favour or grace. Instead, he answered with an angry rejection of David. So David, in turn, promised to kill Nabal and all the men that belong to him. Of Course this is a horrible situation caused by her husband’s character and words that deeply affected Abigail. And it wasn’t just this that was so hard on her. I’m sure Nabal’s cruelty and stupidity spilled in her direction … Continue reading GRACE AND BITTERNESS