Hosanna Restoration Church

It is a hard spot when we think have gotten away with something all the while knowing the hammer could fall. David knew better than to do what he did, but he rationalized his way and thought he got away.

God never meant for anyone to have many wives, but David did. David was king and was accustomed to having his pick of women, consequently a lady on her roof taking a bath belonged to him in his eyes. He also knew better than to take another man’s wife, but after all, he was the king. If you have read the story, you know that it just continued to go downhill until it was in the pit.

He had a lot of miserable times as a result and lived with guilt even when he rationalized that it must okay. After all, he was still alive. Fortunately, God did not let him live that way. The prophet came to make it clear that he was caught. Then David wrote this great Psalm. The question in my mind has always been, “How in the world did he get to that point?” Not only that, but how did he remain so high on Gods favor list?

Well, David’s main objective in life was to know God and love God. This is the very thing that God wants from all of us. Jesus came and told us to make disciples. We need to be one to make one. David, in my mind, was mostly an example of how to love when we have not been so lovely. His confidence in God’s willingness to take him back is amazing. His example otherwise, is a bit pitiful. His children mostly followed his bad habits. Even Solomon who was the wisest person ever (hard to figure by the way) did some of the most terrible things that God never imagined. Still God was merciful.

So from David we can learn to focus on loving God, and from Jesus we can focus on being like Him as we love Him. We are not supposed to try and figure out what we can get away with. We are not supposed to risk being stumbling blocks to others. We are not supposed to fit right in. We are supposed to be in Christ revealing the goodness of God.

Our society is filled with calling good evil and evil good. Children disrespecting authority because they are raised by people who disrespect authority. Then those in authority are accused of being wrong for enforcing the laws. Suddenly people have a right to do wrong and those who do right are wrong for expecting people to do right. Actually it is not so sudden; it is just becoming more obvious. I am confident that God is paying attention and that He is opening people’s eyes.

We are all guilty from time to time of trying to rationalize our way through things; my prayer is that God will help me quickly and keep me from thinking I got away with it. Square me up Lord and keep me strong in the Lord and the power of your might.