Sinners and Saints

Ephesians 1: 1 – 3; 2: 1 – 3 Sunday, November 8th, 2020 A king sits on a throne thinking about all of his accomplishments—the foes he has slain, the armies he has conquered, the cities he has built, all the things that he has achieved in the course of his life. A prophet of God appears before him thinking of some of his less famous acts; and the prophet tells him a story. 1 ... “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” 2 Samuel 12:1–4 (ESV) Then, the Scriptures tell us,5 ...[the King’s] anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said... “As the LORDlives, the man who has done this deserves to die, 6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” 2 Samuel 12:5–6 (ESV) And then, I imagine there was a moment when the prophet and the king locked eyes, and even before a word was spoken, the king knew—he knew in his heart—what that next word would be.