I Samuel 30

-Amos 5:19
I. The grace of God is sufficient.
a. Recall the personal relationship we have with God.
b. Remember the character and promises of God.
c. Readily draw near to the throne of grace of God.
-Heb. 4:14-16
-II Cor. 12:9

II. The servant of God glorifies God for what He enables us to accomplish.
-Deut. 8:17-18

1. David identified with the troublemakers.
2. David insisted that the spoils of battle were a gift of grace.
3. David insisted that selfishness was an imappropriate response to grace.
-Woodhouse "The implication is that no one who understood the present situation, as David did, in terms of the Lord's goodness toward them all, could countenance greed and selfishness as a response."
4. David established a principle of equality.

a. Jesus identified with us and showed us compassion.
-Heb. 2:11
b. All we have is a gift from God.
-Acts 17:25, James 1:17
c. We can't respond with selfishness.
-I Cor. 4:7, James 3:14-18; Hosea 2:8
d. All who believe will experience the full blessings of heaven.
-Matt. 20:16