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David came"); document.writeln("out and shouted after him, My lord the king! And when Saul looked around, David"); document.writeln("bowed low before him. Then he shouted to Saul, Why do you listen to the people"); document.writeln("who say I am trying to harm you? This very day you can see with your own eyes"); document.writeln("it is not true. For the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some"); document.writeln("of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, I will never harm"); document.writeln("the king for he is the Lord\'€™s anointed one. Look, my father, at what I have in my"); document.writeln("hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I did not kill"); document.writeln("you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned"); document.writeln("against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me. May the Lord judge"); document.writeln("between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to"); document.writeln("me, but I will never harm you.1

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Pride leads us"); document.writeln("to believe that we can handle life on our own. The first two kings of Israel,"); document.writeln("Saul and David, illustrate different approaches to managing pride.

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The high"); document.writeln("opinion Saul had of himself led him to disobey the commandments of God. After defeating the"); document.writeln("Amalekites, he decided to keep some spoils, even though God had commanded the"); document.writeln("destruction of everything, including the animals (1 Samuel 15:3). When Samuel"); document.writeln("confronted him, Saul said he had kept them to sacrifice to the"); document.writeln("Lord. God saw a heart full of pride. When selfishness dominates our"); document.writeln("thinking, we stop obeying God for our benefit, and if we are caught, we try to"); document.writeln("justify our disobedience, as Saul did.

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David, the"); document.writeln("second king of Israel, chosen while Saul was still reigning, did not attempt to"); document.writeln("start his own reign. Instead, he waited for the timing of God. That meant enduring the outbursts of jealousy and assassination attempts from Saul, without retaliation."); document.writeln("In fact, even when given the chance, David refused to take the throne, not"); document.writeln("allowing pride to dominate his thinking.

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Is there any"); document.writeln("beginning of pride in your life? If there is, spend time with the Lord today"); document.writeln("and ask Him to teach you to grow in humility.

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Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I ask Your forgiveness because there are times"); document.writeln("when I still get carried away by pride. I ask You to examine my heart and let"); document.writeln("me know where I need to work and give You those areas of my life so that You"); document.writeln("can continue to mold them according to Your will. I ask You to help me grow in"); document.writeln("humility. More of You and less of me. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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1.   "); document.writeln("1"); document.writeln("Samuel 24:8-12 (NLT).

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Today\'s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Rosina N.

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