The Big Picture:
David has two sons: Amnon and Absalom. Both were by different mothers. Absalom had a sister named Tamar. This would make Tamar a half sister of Amnon. Now Amnon becomes crazy with lust about his sister Tamar and rapes her. Absalom is furious and avenges his sister, killing Amnon. Absalom then flees for his life, because David, the king, wants to kill him. (2 Sam. 13)
The Small Picture:
Joab, the commander of David's army, tries to restore peace between David and his son Absalom. So Joab sends a messenger in disguise to king David and tells her what to say:
"The woman 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" (2nd Sam. 14:13-14).
Verse 14 immediately jumped out at me! I love what it reveals about God. I know that He is my source of life because, He created me. And I know that I was dead because of sin entering the picture.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 6:23)
These verse tell me that God is not a God who desires to leave us dead. He desires to give us life again. He desires to bring us back to life! He desires to reconcile our relationship with Him. "He devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him." This is what God did through Jesus. Jesus was the way that we could be restored in relationship to God, just as Absalom was restored in relationship to David.
God is on our side :). He wants to help us everyday to "come back to life". He is always helping us to grow and be restored to what we were before the fall. He is our source of life and growth on whom we must lean daily. In doing so we will be transformed into the image of His Son and we can experience the most intimate and wonder-full relationship of all time. This is our God. May we still strive to know Him better.
2 comments:
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD :)
It's so amazing to know that God's desire for us is to draw near to Him. Part of that requirement for doing so is holiness, and although we slip up, trip, and fall all the time, He's still there. I'm truly amazed by the love of God and by the character of Christ.
KEEP PRESSIN' ON, JOSH!!!
(You encourage me a lot.)
What a great post Josh and well worth waiting for since January!! Thank you for bringing your blog "Back to life".
It's really awesome how you find these concepts in God's Word and then to share them with your readers.Thank you thank you.It is amazing to see the length and breadth that God will go to show us His Great Love for us.He never gives up on His children and I am so grateful for that.I'm also grateful that you took time out from your busy life to share your heart. From a faithful fan who appreciates what you have to say.
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