But God…
“David was the perfect example of a sinner, maybe the greatest sinner of all, yet he still experienced the faithfulness of a Savior.”
— Mike Lee
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— Mike Lee
I love what Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 5:13-14: Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. But I especially like the admonishment that Paul gives in 1 Thessalonians 5:15:
Most of us are familiar with the first of the ten commandments that’s found in Exodus 20:3: You shall have no other gods before me. And on the surface, the commandment seems pretty simple and straightforward, but I’ve been around Christians long enough to know how most of us think...and I know that we’re always looking for a loophole.
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is found on Luke 5:1-5: One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
What a difference a year makes. A year ago at Christmas, I was as low as a human can possibly be. Because of decisions I had made, my world came crashing down around me. I lost everything: my family, my friends, my job, my reputation, my security, my self-respect.
Two of the many aspects that I love about God is that He is so loving and He’s so forgiving. He loves us when we’re not very lovable and He forgives us when we don’t seem very forgivable. But the one aspect of God that blows my mind is how accepting He is of us.