- 2 Samuel 14 Daily DEVO We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast. 2 Samuel 14:14 – We see here that God is all about the return. That God longs for those who are far off to not stay far off and die away from Himself. He longs for them to return back to Himself and no longer be labeled an outcast because of their sin but a child due to His mercy and grace. This was a lesson David was having to learn for himself after his own mistakes. He also was learning that he needed to reflect that sort of love to others as well. How about you, is this a message you need to take in? That God doesn’t want you to stay far away from Him. That, in fact, He desires you to come close and stay close to Him. That He sacrificed His only Son in order to be able to bring you back to Himself. That’s how much God loves you. Today realize God isn’t about keeping you at an arms distance away because of your sin. God want to cover your mistakes with His love and grace and invite you to come close to Him. The invitation has been given to you, how will you respond? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 445
- Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom.” 2 Samuel 14:21 – Notice the way King David refers to Absalom. At first when I read this I assumed he still had an unforgiving attitude towards Absalom because the king didn’t refer to him as a son. Yet after some studying I saw that wasn’t the case. When he says “young man,” this wasn’t a way of him pushing Absalom away as a son, but giving Absalom grace for his actions. David was saying he understood; young men are passionate, hot-headed sometimes, and act often before they fully think. David was willing to see past the hurt, past the hurtful actions, and truly see the person behind all that. Are we willing to do the same with those who have hurt us? Yes, there has been some deep pain caused and we aren’t going to cover that up, but can we look past the pain and see the person? Ask was the hurt truly a mistake on their part. Ask why they did what they did. Be open to exploring grace in this situation. Does that mean you need to immediately bring them close. No, we don’t even see that happen in our passage with David and Absalom. What we see though is grace being brought into a deeply painful, broken relationship. As a result, two who were far off have been brought together. Where does grace need to be added in the relationships of your life? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1873
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