ABIGAIL

I have turned over a new leaf with the blog. Since this is a blog about helping girls/women in their daily walk with Christ, I figure it would be beneficial to study the women/girls in the bible who kept God/Christ their number one priority. The lessons that we learn from them are beneficial to even women in today's day and age. Having said that, the first beautiful woman I am going to discuss is Abigail.

Abigail ,unfortunatley, was the wife to the wicked man Nabal. Nabal was said to be, as 1 Samuel 25 describes, a very rich man who "was harsh and evil in his doings." When Nabal was so quick to deny King David's request to dine and relax in Nabal's house, David soon after condemned the house of Nabal to death. Abigail would ultimately be the one to save her household. Forewarned by a servant, Abigail was moved with determination and precision to try to avert the extermination of the entire household. As David and his men were on their way to the house of Nabal, Abigail met and greeted them with humility and warm hospitality. The Bible that I use in study describes this perfectly by saying "She used all her creativity to minimize the damage done by her foolish husband. In going against Nabal's wishes, she acted to save his life." Abigail used her wit and honesty to melt the hard heart of David, and in return save her household. What can we take from this particular part of Abigail's life? In my opinion there are many different lessons we can take from Ms. Abigail. However, the one lesson that sticks out to me the most would have to be the willingness to put others before herself. Even though Nabal was a wicked husband and ultimately sentenced his own family to death, Abigail thought about the safety of her husband before she thought about the safety of herself. It was very dangerous for a woman in that day and age to approach an army of men and ecspecially the king like she did, but it was Abigail's selfless atitude that pricked the heart of David. Abigail teaches us that we need to be selfless in our actions and serve others just as Jesus did in his daily walks of life. Galatians 5:13 says "For you,brethren,have been called to liberty;only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." So how can we be selfless and serve one another? Well, I guess that is really up to you. Volunteer for something. Do something for your boss/mom/friend/etc. without them asking. The options are neverending. Overall do a good deed. These things will not only glorify God, but in the process bring lost souls to Christ. Show others the loving nature of Christ by serving them.

-Linzee