{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/625b1ec1fa71dd0012e45d50/6ab10efa7aa361c6128688c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Abigail's Advice","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/625b1ec1fa71dd0012e45d50/1789987728067-0b9b0c02-31e3-484f-bfc0-79d72d3f8fe7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>Abigail's Advice</h2><p><strong><em>1 Samuel 25 and 2 Timothy 4:2&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Christian must speak the truth in love even when it costs us, even when it means confronting power, because Scripture alone is the final authority, Christ alone is Lord, and God’s glory alone is our only purpose.</p><p>There is a marvellous illustration of this in the life of King David, and we find it in 1st Samuel 25. It’s that period in history when the young David is being hunted by King Saul, and David has been driven to live the life of an outlaw. This time the rebuke came from a woman called Abigail, whose husband Nabal had refused sustenance to David's men, and had insulted David himself. </p><p>Should David enact revenge upon the scoundrel Nabal, or should he wait for God's timing, for, \"Vengeance is mine says the Lord, I will repay...\" Romans 12:19 That's where Abigail intervenes.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded LIVE at Ballymacashon Church, 78 Saintfield Road, Killinchy, Co.Down BT23 6RN</p><p><br></p><p>Read the <a href=\"https://saltyscrivener.uk/2026/09/14/abigails-advice/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NOTES HERE</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bob McEvoy"}