Ep. 157: While There Is Still Time, Take the Time to Say ”Thank You”

<p class="p1">SHOW NOTES:</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 157, “While There Is Still Time, Take the Time to Say ‘Thank You’,” Kim discusses the importance of being intentional about saying “thank you” in a timely manner. David stopped and sent a message to the people of Jabesh-Gilead, thanking them for their kindness to King Saul and his sons. Whom do you need to stop and tell “thank you”? </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture texts for this episode are 2 Samuel 2:4-7 with 5 as the focal verse.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">4 Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah.</p> <p class="p1">When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul, 5 he sent them this message: “May the Lord bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial. 6 May the Lord be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done. 7 Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king.” (2 Samuel 2:4-7)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">ADDITIONAL VERSES:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">8 The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa. 9 So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. 10 They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.</p> <p class="p1">11 But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they burned the bodies. 13 Then they took their bones and b