- 2 Samuel 18 Daily DEVO …And the king said to the men, “I myself will also go out with you.” 2 Samuel18:2b – Previously David wanted to hang back while his men went off to war. This time he is seeking to go with them. When he hung back, he found himself in the biggest mistake of his life. Maybe he has learned from his past mistakes. Have you? While none of us enjoy having mistakes as a part of our story, if we never learn from them the pain we went through and caused others was for nothing. Take the time necessary to learn from your past mistakes. Something God has taught me is that my biggest mistakes can become my deepest messages to share. Allow God to grow you from your mistakes and use your story to help others not fall in the same way you had. Know that mistakes are in everyone’s story, but it’s a choice we each have to make to either leave it a mistake or allow God to transform it into a message of life we can share to others. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 449
- But the man said to Joab, “Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king’s son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake protect the young man Absalom.’ 2 Samuel 18:12 – There will be times where our faithfulness to God’s directions won’t be easy. In those moments is our chance to show God we are truly in this for Him. Here Absalom, the king’s son who was causing such terrible chaos for David and his followers, was literally stuck hanging from a tree, completely vulnerable. The soldier speaking could have easily ended Absalom’s life, but chose to listen to King David’s command instead. The option to go against God’s lead is often as easy as taking the life of Absalom would have been for this soldier. There we find who truly is lord over our life. Is it us? Is it our enemy? Or is it Jesus? If we claim it to be Jesus, it’s in these moments we allow our lives to give proof to what our words are saying. Choose always to follow the lead of Jesus. When it’s hard to go off track, follow Jesus’ lead. When it’s easy to go off track, follow Jesus’ lead. If Jesus is Lord to us, then it’s His way always. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1877
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