Are You An Abigail?

1 Samuel 25

Nobal means fool.

See there are some things we can learn from Abigail, Nabal's wife.
  1) She was married to a fool but she remained humble.
    ~ Nabal was a cocky rich arrogant man
    ~ We can see from the text that he was the type of person who only looked out for himself
 2) She had a heart for others.
     ~ When Nabal refused to send anything to David and his men after they kept his sheep and people safe, Abigail knew that Nabal was wrong (just as Nabal's solider that told Abigail about Nabals arrogance.)
    ~ Abigail sprung into action she didn't wait for someone else to make a plan.
 3) She took responsiblity for the arrogance of her husband, Nabal.
    ~ Now Abigail had no interaction with the men when they came to Nabal, neither did she see them but she knw that she had to do something.
    ~ She packs an abundance of supplies for David and his men.
    ~ Not only did she send food and drink she went with the men to deliver it to David and his men.
  * Here's the point many will just look over. She accepted responsibility for Nabal's actions, even though she wasn't the one who spoke the words.
    ~ She knew that if Nabal said anything else he would make matters even worse so she stood in his place humbly.
   ~ While taking responsibility for her husbands actions she pleaded with David and even told David that he didn't want that blood on his hand.
   ~ She wasn't to proud to fall down on her face in front of David.
    * ABIGAIL WENT OUT TO MEET DAVID WITH SUPPLIES AND PLEAD FOR HIM NOT TO KILL NABAL SO THE BLOOD WOULDN'T BE ON DAVIDS HANDS.
 4) She didn't go back bragging to Nabal that she had saved his life while he was drunk.
     ~The Bible says that Abigail waited until Nabal was sober to tell him these things.
     ~ It doesn't say she was throwing it up in his face or had an attitude with it.
     ~ She pointed out to him that in his drunkness that he had made a bad decision.
    ~ I don't think she was being arrogant or trying to make him feel like less of a man.
   * Notice that even though she knows that her husband is a drunken fool she is still able to stand for him.
     **How many would've been like I can't stand his drunk butt let him fight his own battles?
    ~ She understood that sometimes a battle just isn't worth it.
 5) She remained humbled.
    ~ Even after Nabal died and David sent for her she didn't act arrogant. (which we know some would've because her and Nabal had wealth.)
    ~She didn't argue that her carriage was a donkey. She got right on the donkey and went to David.
    ** This says alot about her character because how many would get on a donkey today if the man who wanted to marry you sent a donkey?
EVEN WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT SHE WASN'T THE ONLY WIFE DAVID HAD WE DON'T READ THAT SHE ACTED A FOOL. She remained humble.

Abigail was a humble, loving, devoted, loyal women. Now many can say that she has at least one of these attributes but how many can say that they have them all? We should strive to be like Abigail in our everyday life.

God bless