David’s Asterisk

Although we all have flaws, those who believe in Christ have those mistakes erased.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   The last ten chapters 2 Samuel have been like the initial climb of a roller coaster. But today we reach the top and plunge downward at a barreling pace. What we read in today’s text produces consequences that last until the end of David’s life. This is the beginning of the miserable circumstances that David brings on himself. Anytime you talk about the scope of David’s life and his achievements—slaying Goliath, the friendship of Jonathan, sparing king Saul’s life time and again, being a great military man—you have to end it by saying, “Yeah, but there was that whole Bathsheba thing.” It’s like being voted into the hall of fame, but with an asterisk right beside your record-breaking numbers. Don’t forget to read the footnote of his life, it’s not as glorious as you think. And yet, laced throughout, we will see the common thread of the mercy of God. We can relate with David because we all have asterisks beside our names. But for those who are in Christ, who have trusted in Christ, there is an even greater Asterisk which proclaims God’s fatherhood over our lives.