We all know the phrase that turnabout is fair play. The Word tells us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. An inspirational book suggests that all the important lessons in life are learned by the time we finish kindergarten, including to play fairly and to share.
David was one of the great men of the Bible, and even today he is renowned for his magnificent legacy of psalms to the Lord. Yet, still, David had to take the time to practice his kindergarten lessons.
Saul was trying to kill David, forcing him to run for his life. How wonderful it was when God delivered Saul into David’s hand! All David had to do was place his knife to the sleeping man’s throat, and he would be rid of his enemy.
Yet David remembered his kindergarten lessons, and he let the king live. David saw the bigger picture. This was about turnabout, doing unto others, and playing fairly. This was about the future blessings of God.
In 1 Samuel 26:24, David speaks with Saul. His words give us an early version of the Golden Rule.
“Even as I placed value on the king’s life, so let the Lord place value on mine, delivering me from all tribulation.”
This was much more than simply asking for delivery from the hand of Saul. This was about a lifetime of grace from the Lord. This was about doing unto others what we want God to do unto us.
We know the story of David’s life. He went on to a level of greatness that was superseded only by his son, Solomon. Why did God raise him to such heights? One reason only: David remembered kindergarten’s most important life lesson.
Play fairly with those around you.
What we do unto others, we also do unto God.
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