David said to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today! Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand! For as surely as the LORD the God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there would not have been left to Nabal so much as one male." Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, "Go up to your house in peace; see, I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your petition."

1 Samuel 25:32-35

Abigail was a remarkable woman! She was a true peacemaker whose courage spared the future king of Israel from committing a terrible sin. She kept him from killing Nabal. Nabal had allowed David to protect his sheep from robbers. When shearing time came David wanted some compensation from Nabal. Nabal refused and treated David and his men with disdain. In anger David decided to kill Nabal and all the men in his household. When Abigail heard what happened she put together a large supply of food and humbly apologized for her husband’s surly behavior. David immediately realized that she had prevented him from carrying out a vengeful decision, and he praised God. Are we as quick to resolve a conflict?

You can be a peacemaker

if you have God’s peace in your own heart.

Our Daily Bread – June 8, 2004