Hello, everyone!
Today I read 2 Samuel 16-18.
In today's reading, Absalom is pursuing his father in order to kill him. Remember, Absalom has usurped his father's throne.
But Absalom is not God's anointed king. That is still David.
And no man can change what God has ordained. If God places someone in charge, no man can remove them until God removes his anointing.
God has not removed his anointing from David. Even though David sinned, and God declared that his family would have strife (and that's certainly true now), God has not taken the kingdom from David or his descendants, as he did to Saul.
Why?
Because David repented.
Saul did all these things, from sacrificing without Samuel to making foolish vows, and yet he never repented. Not once did he fall on his face and repent the way David did.
And that's the point. It doesn't matter what you've done in your past. It doesn't matter how big or small you think it was. If you ask sincerely, God will forgive you and wipe your slate clean.
Now, David had to deal with turmoil in his family because of what he had done. But, honestly, I still think that if he had nipped Amnon's behavior in the bud, Absalom wouldn't have felt the need to usurp his father's authority.
Nevertheless, David made his own choices. He sinned, and he begged God's forgiveness. God gave it, but this was before Jesus died for our sins, so the rules were a bit different then. So, David's household is cast into turmoil because of his sin, even though God forgave him and he would not die because of it.
I'm so glad we have Jesus to be our mediator in Heaven with the Father, so that our slates can be wiped clean, and we can have a fresh start.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read 2 Samuel 19-21.
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