Sat.’s Devo - And We Know

Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-31; John 16:1-33; Psalm 119:65-80; Proverbs 16:4-5 Nathan came to David with a hypothetical tale about a rich man who took a poor man’s only lamb to serve his guest when he had plenty of other animals in his own stock. David was incensed when he heard the story and said that that man deserved to die. Then he doled out his sentence. He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole because he had no pity. *** Nathan explained that e was that man. He had stolen Uriah’s only wife when he had all the virgins in the kingdom to choose from. then, he had killed an innocent man to cover his sin. *** David had thought he had done all this in secret, but God was going to make his penalty public. One in his own household would rebel against him and God would give his wives to another man before his very eyes. All Israel would see this. This was fulfilled through his son Absalom. *** David confessed his sin and repented. After Nathan left, God sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Bathsheba. David fasted and prayed for God to heal him but he finally died. David worshipped the Lord and brought Bathsheba to him and they had another child. They named him Solomon. God loved this child and called him Jedediah which means “beloved of the Lord”. *** Joab had been fighting David’s battles and told him he was about to take Ammon’s capital city, Rabbah. If he wanted credit, David needed to come and lead the final attack. David did and they won. David took the crown from the king’s head and placed it on his own head. That was symbolic for taking down that principality and ruling over it. Rabbah means “populous or masses”. *** The book of John was written to the Church and it contains no parables. In John, Jesus spoke clearly and not in code. He told them over and over that he was leaving but coming back and that he was sending them the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth. He also warned them that what the people did to him, they would do to them. *** Jesus told them that they would grieve at first, but their grief would turn to joy. They would learn to ask God directly, in Jesus name, for what they wanted like he did. The time was coming when they would abandon Jesus, but he is never alone because his Father is with him. He told them this so they would not feel condemned, but have peace. Jesus knew it would happen and would always love them. *** We can sum up everything we read today in the verse in Romans 8:28. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” *** Jesus was perfect love. Lord, may we walk in that love knowing that You are in us. Thank you for the Holy Spirit that lives in us. Thank you that we have access to You and your courtroom and can always come to you with our needs and thoughts. Thank you for peace.