Good Morning Friends,
David’s son, Absalom, killed his half-brother
Amnon because Amnon had raped Absalom’s sister. Absalom then fled and hid lest
he be caught and executed for his crime. A woman came to David to plead with
him to allow Absalom to return and to forgive him. She said, "Why then
have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king
says this, does he not convict himself, for the king has not brought back his
banished son? Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so
we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that
a banished person may not remain estranged from him.” (2 Samuel 14:13-14)
God’s forgiving spirit is the perfect example
of the forgiveness we should show others. No one deserves God’s forgiveness. We
deserve for God to take away our life because of our sins. That is not God’s plan.
God has a plan of reconciliation, to restore those who have broken covenant
with Him by their sin. He does not hold our sins against us, but has devised a
way to wipe the slate clean.
Paul reminded the Romans, “At just the right
time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely
will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might
possibly dare to die. God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were
still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6-8)
God’s marvelous grace is seen in the sacrifice
of Jesus. He didn’t wait until we pled for forgiveness. He didn’t wait until we
had somehow earned forgiveness. While we were still totally estranged from God
by our sins, Jesus paid the price of reconciliation and forgiveness.
It’s human nature to hold a wrong against the
person who committed it. It seems like the right thing to do. They must feel
sorry for their sin. They must pay for their sin.
Aren’t you glad that God doesn’t do that with
us!
It was time for David to forgive his son and be
reconciled Is it time for you to do the
same toward someone in your life?
His, by Grace, Steve
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