"Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, 'I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Abimelech the son of Ahitub....And the king said to Doeg, 'You turn and kill the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod. And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword...."
I Samuel 22:9, 18-19
Doeg was an Edomite, and he had the same lack of regard for spiritual things as did his ancestor, Esau. (Esau was the progenitor of the Edomites; see Genesis 25:30, 36:1.) They both lived to satisfy their own desires and ambitions with no regard for the spiritual things of life. Doeg was willing to kill God's priests and an entire city in order to gain favor in the eyes of Saul. Upon hearing of the deeds of Doeg, David composed a song (Psalm 52). In it he wrote, "Here is a man (Doeg) who did not make God his strength...and strengthened himself in his wickedness" (Psalm 52:7). Beware of people who are ambitious to climb the ladder of success. They will "strengthen" their position and promote themselves by any means necessary. They have no regard for righteous values of virtue or honor, and will stab you in the back without remorse. When we encounter these kinds of people, we can make God our strength.
Today's Thought: People who are ambitious tend to disregard righteousness to attain their goals.
Have a "God-strengthened" day. Love you.
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