God the Father, who saw all the sufferings of Jesus Christ

and blessed us because of this curse of today

When Abishai wanted to immediately go and cut off the head of Shimei,

a dead dog who cursed King David, King David said to him,

'This is not your concern.  If the Lord has told him to curse me,

who can say to him, why do you do this?

Even my own son, who came from my own body, seeks my life.

How much more, then, this Benjamite?

Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to do so.

Perhaps the Lord will look upon my affliction

and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.'

So, David and his men continued on their way in silence,

while Shimei followed along the hillside, cursing,

throwing stones, and showering them with dirt” (2 Samuel 16:10-13).

When I meditate on the fact that David and his men

continued on their way in silence despite Shimei following them along the hillside,

cursing, throwing stones, and showering them with dirt,

I am reminded of Isaiah 53:7:

“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth;

he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers

is silent, so he did not open his mouth.”

And when I meditate on the words 'even my own son,

who came from my own body, seeks my life...',

I am reminded of the words about Jesus Christ, whom God the Father said,

'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased' (Matthew 3:17),

yet 'it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer' (Isaiah 53:10).

And when I meditate on the words 'perhaps the Lord will look upon my affliction

and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today,'

I am reminded that God the Father saw the suffering of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ,

who cried out on the cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' (Matthew 27:46),

and 'for the curse of today,' He blessed us, 'For he has blessed us in the heavenly realms

with every spiritual blessing in Christ' (Ephesians 1:3).