God's Rewards for Doing Good and Loyalty
Sometimes in life we think that we need to look out for ourselves because we might miss out if we don't. When this thought comes to us, it is often at the expense of other people. We think that we need take advantage of a situation, even if it will hurt the other person. This urge can keep us from doing good and being loyal to others, because we are thinking in a selfish way. This is always wrong when it hurts other people. David had come to realize this truth, but King Saul never learned it. David had two chance to kill Saul, but he didn't because Saul was God's anointed one, and David was going to stay loyal to him, even though he was trying to kill David. (I Samuel 26:23) After the second time David spared Saul's life, he told Saul that the Lord has His own reward for doing good and for being loyal. That is why David did not kill him and remained loyal. We would all do well to wait to receive God's rewards from being good and loyal. Satan tempts us to sin in var...