Overcome Evil with Good

 ”And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.“

‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭20‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Just then a good-for-nothing named Sheba son of Bicri the Benjaminite blew a blast on the ram’s horn trumpet, calling out, “We’ve got nothing to do with David, there’s no future for us with the son of Jesse! Let’s get out of here, Israel—head for your tents!“  David’s army had just defeated his treacherous son and come back to Jerusalem.  But some people turned against him, who already had an evil intent.  It is the test of leadership to know how to overcome evil and cast out its influence. As leaders, we separate ourselves from the enemies of the Cross and trust God to remove the ungodly.  In the new covenant, Jesus put it so differently, “You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend, and hate your enemy.’  I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with prayer, for then you are working out of your God-created selves. This is what God does, He gives His best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, good or bad, nice or nasty. Christ tells us to overcome evil with good.  Amen!