"And David said to Abigail, Blessed be thou Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which have kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand" (1 Sam 25:32-33).
Nabal, Abigail's husband was a wealthy but stingy man. Although David had provided protection for Nabal's herdsmen, he denied David's request for provision for him and his men. Nabal's selfishness and greediness angered David to the point that he was on his way with his men to wipe Nabal off from the face of the earth and all that belong to him. But Abigail heard about the situation and her intervention and wise advice thwarted what otherwise would have been a massacre. Sometimes others need our loving, and careful intervention. Other times we need the intervention. Whatever the case may be, seek to be part of the solution not the problem.
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