SO DAVID SAID TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO TOLD HIM," HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT SAUL AND HIS SON JONATHAN ARE DEAD?"....THEN THE YOUNG MAN WHO TOLD HIM SAID," AS I HAPPENED BY CHANCE TO BE ON MOUNT GILBOA,THERE WAS SAUL....HE SAID TO ME AGAIN,'PLEASE STAND OVER ME AND KILL ME,FOR ANGUISH HAS COME UPON ME,BUT MY LIFE STILL REMAINS IN ME,SO I STOOD OVER HIM AND KILLED HIM, BECAUSE I WAS SURE THAT HE COULD NOT LIVE AFTER HE HAD FALLEN.AND I TOOK THE CROWN THAT WAS ON HIS HEAD AND THE BRACELET THAT WAS ON HIS ARM,AND HAVE BROUGHT THEM HERE TO MY LORD..
The truth is,Saul committed suicide.But this guy,an Amalekite was weaving a story for King David. His reasoning was,since David and Saul were not on good terms-David would prabably be happy with the news of Sauls death and would surely give him a reward.David fell for the story.But David's response and reaction to this news was not what the Amalekite expected.The man paid with his life for the lie he brought to David.
It seems that the human species is brilliant at storytelling.Still others can narrate seeming events with intense feelings and emotion.But there is a downside to story telling- you never know when it may backfire.Amusing that many Christians are so vulnerable to negative stories about other people.Some advice to story tellers-
"Let all things be done for edifying"[1st Corinthians].And to those who have itching ears, that just attracts liars and gossipers -learn to say " I dont need to hear this." Many friendships and relationships have been ruined because of storytellers.Dont join them.Jesus once warned- Beware of the leaven of Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Today it needs to be added-" Beware of the leaven of the storytellers which is also hypocrisy" Vijay
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