From my Bible reading…
Abraham is known for his faith, but he didn’t always trust
God. He took matters into his own hands
and slept with Hagar to produce his way a child God had promised.
David is known for his worshipful desire for God in the
Psalms, a man after God’s own heart. But
his desires weren’t always upright. Not
when he saw and summoned Bathsheba. Not
when he covered it up with Uriah and killed him.
Solomon is known for his wisdom, but he wasn’t always
wise. He amassed horses, women and gold,
doing the very thing God warned kings not to do.
The best among us, the strongest and most mature, have days
when they totally blow it.
For a modern day example, Trump’s rhetoric at his rallies in
2016 won him the White House, but the same rhetoric on Twitter the last 4 years
may cost him a second term.
This tends to really bother us, because we keep looking for
a Savior on this earth instead of the One sitting at God’s right hand. We want salvation and perfection here and
now, instead of being content with God’s messier plan.
Be careful you don’t run with your strengths in ways that dishonor
God.
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