Do not repay evil1 Samuel 24:1-22Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What chance does David have in the cave, and why does he refuse to take it?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Who has wronged you in a way that makes revenge — even a small one — feel justified?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What act of revenge — a cutting reply, a piece of gossip, a favor withheld — will you refuse this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell about a God trustworthy enough that we can leave revenge to him?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).