2 Samuel 23:2 “The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.”
I struggle with David. He is called a man after God’s own heart, but he was so fallibly human, there are so any times when his flawed humanity showed through so clearly. But God knows his heart, and his heart belongs to God.
2 Samuel 23:3-4 …“When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning….”
I, too, struggle with my fallibility. Way too often, my flawed humanity shows through clearly. But my heart belongs to God as well. I long for Him and seek Him daily. Even when I fail, even when I mess up, in the quiet of my heart, I seek His presence.
2 Samuel 23:5 “If my house we’re not right with God, surely He would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part….”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You that You know our hearts and that You treat us with mercy and grace. Help us to show Your mercy and grace to each other as well, Lord. Help us not to judge but only to love as You love us. Draw us closer. Amen.
Psalm 84:10 A single day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house if my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.