Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-39; John 17:1-26; Psalm 119:81-96; Proverbs 16:6-7
All I can say about today’s reading is: where is David in all this? I can’t help but think that if David had intervened and punished Amnon, he would have probably spared Amnon’s life and brought unity back to his family. I wonder if David went to Tamar and comforted her. But, any way you look at it, Absalom shouldn’t have taken matters into his own hands. God says that vengeance is his and that he would repay. God would have dealt with Amnon in a way that everyone would have benefited. That is one thing David had learned with Saul. If Absalom had just waited, God would have disciplined Amnon and restored Tamar.
All through David’s life he showed patience and integrity. He longed for both his sons even though both had done despicable things. David had the heart of God.
In John, Jesus prays to be given the glory he had before the world began. He wanted his chosen ones to have one more chance to believe that he was from God. It was not about vindicating himself but about vindicating his Father. He wanted his disciples to be strengthened in their faith because he knew that what they were about to face. He wanted them to make it to the end and be with him in heaven.
Our Proverbs tells us that through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for. If David’s family had lived this, how much differently things would have gone.
Lord, help us to live our lives in love and faithfulness to you.
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