Read this first: 1 Samuel 26:17-18
Saul now hears David and is moved, as he tearfully was before (24:16), to call him his son. But David can no longer speak to Saul as a father (24:11) and so addresses him as his king. Bad behaviour changes relationships. If repentance is expressed, then forgiveness must be given. If honour is still due, it should be shown. But, in this world, trust takes a long time to rebuild.
Based on the sermon “Whispers in the night”
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