David
loved Absalom - ‘the king’s heart went out to Absalom’(1). David could
not bring himself to forgive Absalom: ‘Let him dwell apart in his own
house; he is not to come into my presence’(24). God loves us. God
forgives us. We dare not come to Him in pride - ‘I’m really not that
bad. I’m really quite good’. We must come to Him with a real confession
of sin: ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no
longer worthy to be called your son’. In ourselves, we are ‘lost’. In
Christ, we are ‘found’. In ourselves, we are ‘dead’. In Christ, we are
‘made alive’(Luke 15:21,24; Ephesians 2:1,5). In Christ, we see God’s
love. Through Christ, we receive God’s forgiveness. Christ does not
leave us ‘out on a limb’. He is preparing a place for us - in His
Father’s House (John 14:1-3). This is love - without limits!
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