“Surely your goodness
and love will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell
in the house of the
Lord forever.”
Where do I begin?
Twenty-five words in
the verse above but, it would seem a never-ending supply of wisdom,
encouragement and instruction for living.
David’s life can
teach us so much.
His blunders (sins!)
as well as his successes are rich with lessons.
Ask someone not very
familiar with the Bible and they still would likely associate David with
Goliath.
But like each one of
us, David’s life had so much more to it than a single event.
Through the years as
a shepherd, through the tumultuous times with Saul, through the tragic events
around Bathsheba and Absalom, David had a passion and love for God.
Do you?
Certainly if you know
his story you know he was anything but perfect.
Are you perfect?
Yet, in spite of his
imperfections (not because of them) God declared David to be a man after His
own heart.
Will He declare that
of you?
Most of us tend to be
men and woman after our own heart and not Gods’.
Our interests are too
often self-interests and less often the interests of God.
Let David’s life be
the example scripture teaches us it should be.
Pursue God
passionately.
If you make a mistake
– repent and continue the pursuit.
Don’t let your
mistake be the end of the story or the relationship.
Let that be the
message of David’s life.
He knew that even
when he was unfaithful God remained faithful.
He turned from His
sin to once again pursue God.
When he stumbled he
knew that Gods’ goodness and love were still in hot pursuit of him.
Do you understand
that in your own life?
He never let’s go.
He loves you that
much!
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