July 29, 20182 Samuel 11:1-15 NRSV

Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB

David's affair with Bathseba and murder of her husband was an act of betrayal and even treason. However rather than discarding David for his indiscretion God chooses to use him. David was an adulterer. He abused his power and killed his lover’s husband. But God still had a future for him.

David married Bathsheba. And from that union Solomon is born. God created something beautiful and enduring out of something so outrageous and ugly. 

God wouldn’t allow the worst moments and basest actions of a broken person impede what God wanted for the people of Israel. But instead used those moments to build something new and beautiful.

And the same is true for you. God uses those moments of pain and guilt in order to help you grow more fully into who God wants you to be.

 

 

 

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