Many are the times we are told that king david was after God's own heart and we ask ourselves why ?and many times we pray to be the same which is not easy. As I read through the book up to I around chapter 21 everything is well and one can actually picture the relationship that King David had with God .It was very remarkable. He endlessly speaks to God about his troubles and issues and tells God how he has tried his best to be righteous and God cannot forsake him. He then tells God to take care of his business as he has put his full trust in him. And I figured God answered him because until chapter 22 he never cried about it as much. In this chapter he asks God why he has closed his ears to him and kept silent.
I then started thinking this was a man after God's own heart yet he also went through the ups and downs of life just as many of us do .And he was also a simple man like us the only difference with him is that he was very sincere with God he dint try to put up a face or anything like that. Even in times where he sinned he went to God and God saw the sincerity of his heart and that's why God loved despite everything. He dint run away when things were going wrong or when he sinned. His relationship with God was so strong like that of a daddy, friend and finally his master all in one .In times where he messed up he humbled himself and asked for forgiveness.
In the book of john on the other hand I have learnt a lot from the life of Jesus such a remarkable man.He loved everyone despite of their pas t or what they were doing,He took time to teach and reveal God's truths to everyone who was ready to listen.He was the greatest teacher of all times.He taught about the truths of God so as to reveal the person of who God is to everyone.He healed and forgave.Not discriminating nor thinking of whether one was a jew , gentile or samaritan.
He loved and still continues to love us despite our transgressions.My friend deedee in our bible study last week explained to us how our relationship with God sometimes is like that of a person getting married to someone whom they know will always cheat on them yet they still get married to them.Like the story of Hosea and Gomer .Yet he still came and died for us either way.I have learnt that God's love is remarkable not like our own .He loved those who were cast out.Those who even the religious leaders cast away.Most of his disciples were actually people who had flaws.The likes of judas and even peter who denied Jesus three times .Yet knowing all these things even before they happened accepted them.This love that no one can match up to.Most of the times when people wrong us we get so mad at them and find it hard to forgive them leave alone love them.Imagine if you knew before that they were going to betray you...you would not even talk to them.But not Jesus.He himself was and still is love.For Jesus is God.
In chapter 17 I learnt how much God loves and cares for us he prayed for us and loved us even before we were born.This is a chapter where Jesus prays for those he is leaving behind and those who will come later.Through the prayer one can tell how much Jesus loves us.You would have to read this chapter to understand what i am talking about.Love surely matches to his heartbeat.
Jesus was a descendant of David guess this is what intrigued me about them.Such wonderful men.And since we are also God's children (through salvation) we can also make such a big difference like they did.So submit yourself to God and he shall use you too to spread his love.
Happy Holidays :)
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Yours truly
Karen Kadasiah
Love is always the key to all life's questions.
That is so true, we can never measure the love of Jesus and us as human beings, we humans fall down,we chose to love or hate or not forgive and still say we love God,if we deep in our hearts have the power to make choices then i don't see the reason for us to say it is hard to forgive for it is God alone to decide. Love is big,love is more than we think, if we have love we ought to speak in love in all situations for Jesus never in his more than 30 years ever spoke evil even after knowing who will betray them afterwards,there is so much to have as an eye opener as Christians.
ReplyDeleteIts a lesson am learning and doing my best to practice it as well.
thanks for the piece you wrote mrembo. nice work and keep spreading the word in all dimensions.
I love you and God bless.
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ReplyDeleteThanks my dear am glad you have been blessed and its true we art all trying or should try to be like christ every single day .I love you too blessings :)
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