Ministers Message
Daily Bread #792 - "Family First?"
(11) Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
1 Samuel 19:11 - KJV
Textual Insight:
When Saul was trying to kill David, Michal, David's wife, helped him to escape. What's interesting is that Michal was not only David’s wife, she was also Saul’s daughter. Rather than siding with her father, she supported her husband. In a world that often says family over everybody and everything, Michal chose her husband over the blood relative. Those of us who are married are commanded to do the same. "For this cause"... (Genesis 2:24) we "leave and cleave". While we're not to mistreat our blood relatives, our Christianity demands that we prioritize relationships appropriately.
Sincerely,
Dionne's Husband