Please read 2 Samuel 19.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2sa/19/1/s_286001
Meditate on verses 21b and 23.
“Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because
he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
The king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.”
Thus the king swore to him.
Recall Shimei threw stones at King David and continually cursed him (2 Samuel 16:5-6). Of course he deserved to die for treating the LORD’s anointed with such contempt, yet David in his mercy showed undeserved kindness to Shimei and allowed him to live.
But God being rich in mercy, because of His
great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in our transgressions,
made us alive together with Christ
(by grace you have been saved), and
raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
—Ephesians 2:4-6
Jesus was born to die for dead dogs, like Shimei and Mephibosheth, and for egotistical people, like Absalom, and for less than perfect fathers, like David, and for you. And like the thief on the cross, when you give your life to Jesus, He says to you, “You shall not die; today, you will be with Me in Paradise” (v. 23; Luke 23:43).
Pray 2 Samuel 19:16, 20-21, and 23 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“King Jesus, ___________ and I hurry and come to meet You.
We are Your servants, and we know we have sinned;
therefore, we come to meet You, our LORD, the King.
We deserve death for cursing the LORD’s Anointed.
Thank You for saying, ‘You shall not die.’
Because of You, King Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
No comments:
Post a Comment