A little Something I shared last Sunday

A short discourse on two kings: without mentioning their names I’m sure you’ll know who they are.

The first king had a problem with fear; he was always afraid of what people would say about him. He was an angry king, and he was insecure. He tried to kill the man who would be his successor. He tried several times, but he did not succeed.

The second king was a man of war. He once told a lie, and as a result a whole settlement of priests was killed. One day, while he was supposed to be at war, he saw a woman having her bath. Instead of turning his eyes away, he looked, and looked, and looked, and finally he called her, and had his way with her. When he realised she was pregnant, he ordered that her husband be sent to the frontline so he could be killed. He then took the woman as his wife! What a wicked king! I would have said the first king wasn’t as wicked as the first king, but God rejected the first king, and he called the second king a man after His own heart!

The difference between these two kings was their heart attitude. Saul persisted in his sin, but David repented in sorrow, and went on to serve God with all his heart. I am not advocating going to do all the wrong you want to, saying that God will forgive you, but I say to those who have fallen into some sin or the other to come back to God in repentance. God will accept you and restore you.

I can imagine if David had been around in our day. The Christian newspapers would be the first to point fingers at him, and his church family would probably expel him outright. People would talk and gossip, and he would probably never recover. His testimony would be ruined.

I would like to appeal to all of us. If someone does something that you would never do in your lowest moment, please do not judge that person. The bible says we should restore those who have been found in sin gently, and speak the truth in love. The one you are harshly criticizing may be the one after God’s own heart.