I have been reading through the Old Testament for the past year and am currently find myself in 2 Kings. The thing that has really struck me in the last couple of months is David, God is constantly God is saving Judea and even Israel because of His (God's) great love for David. This made me really think about David's story, what about it was so amazing that made God love him so much.
David obviously wasn't perfect, that can be witnessed when reading about his affair with Bathsheba where he had her husband killed because she was pregnant with his child. So if David wasn't perfect why did God love him so much? It's amazing how God hears our questions even when they are not spoken aloud, I have to tell you I have never heard so many sermons preached that talked about David in such a short time span in my life. I have also been led to so many verses lately about how much God loved David and why.
So here is what I have learned, yes David was a sinner. We are all sinners, since Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the garden we have all been sinners. David however gave his whole being into God's work, so immediately when Nathan came to him in (2 Samuel 12) he saw that he had sinned against the Lord and repented. God spared David because He knew that he was sincere in his repentance but David could not escape without some sort of punishment because sadly he would likely not have learned his lesson. His son died, but still David worship the Lord.
I love reading about David and God's love for David, I feel that there is so much for me to learn from him. Yes he was a sinner, but he loved God with his whole being. He wasn't afraid to show him any emotion, the psalms are filled with love, anger, sadness, all written by David. He felt things with everything he had because he was searching for the Lords heart and all these things are felt by the Lord. How Beautiful. This is something I want to eagerly chase after.
David obviously wasn't perfect, that can be witnessed when reading about his affair with Bathsheba where he had her husband killed because she was pregnant with his child. So if David wasn't perfect why did God love him so much? It's amazing how God hears our questions even when they are not spoken aloud, I have to tell you I have never heard so many sermons preached that talked about David in such a short time span in my life. I have also been led to so many verses lately about how much God loved David and why.
So here is what I have learned, yes David was a sinner. We are all sinners, since Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the garden we have all been sinners. David however gave his whole being into God's work, so immediately when Nathan came to him in (2 Samuel 12) he saw that he had sinned against the Lord and repented. God spared David because He knew that he was sincere in his repentance but David could not escape without some sort of punishment because sadly he would likely not have learned his lesson. His son died, but still David worship the Lord.
I love reading about David and God's love for David, I feel that there is so much for me to learn from him. Yes he was a sinner, but he loved God with his whole being. He wasn't afraid to show him any emotion, the psalms are filled with love, anger, sadness, all written by David. He felt things with everything he had because he was searching for the Lords heart and all these things are felt by the Lord. How Beautiful. This is something I want to eagerly chase after.
