From "Facing the Giants" movie and book:
movie- “Attitude is the aroma of the heart. If your attitude stinks, your heart is not right.”
book- "Jesus never missed the mark. Equally amazing, he never distances himself from those who do. Just read the first verse of Matthew's gospel. Jesus knew David's ways. He witnessed the adultery, winced at the murders, and grieved at the dishonesty. But David's failures didn't change Jesus's relation to David. The initial verse of the first chapter of the first gospel calls Christ "the son of David". (Matt 1:1 KJV) The title contains no disclaimers, explanations, or asterisks. I'd have added a footnote: "This connection in no way offers tacit approval of David's behavior." No such words appear. David blew it. Jesus knew it. But he claimed David anyway."
Whether we are David, or we are judging a David....remember God and David's relationship. People are "God's projects, not His failures". We may distance ourselves from God (being in a place to not be able to communicate clearly with Him), but our relationship TO him never changes. How amazing is that...
No matter what or who, keep turning back to Him...God claims us anyways. Praise God
movie- “Attitude is the aroma of the heart. If your attitude stinks, your heart is not right.”
book- "Jesus never missed the mark. Equally amazing, he never distances himself from those who do. Just read the first verse of Matthew's gospel. Jesus knew David's ways. He witnessed the adultery, winced at the murders, and grieved at the dishonesty. But David's failures didn't change Jesus's relation to David. The initial verse of the first chapter of the first gospel calls Christ "the son of David". (Matt 1:1 KJV) The title contains no disclaimers, explanations, or asterisks. I'd have added a footnote: "This connection in no way offers tacit approval of David's behavior." No such words appear. David blew it. Jesus knew it. But he claimed David anyway."
Whether we are David, or we are judging a David....remember God and David's relationship. People are "God's projects, not His failures". We may distance ourselves from God (being in a place to not be able to communicate clearly with Him), but our relationship TO him never changes. How amazing is that...
No matter what or who, keep turning back to Him...God claims us anyways. Praise God
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