Today’s Readings 2 Samuel 15-17, Psalm 3, 63, Romans 1
In today’s readings, you will read about the rebellion of David’s son Absalom. God had forgiven David for his sins but did not cancel the consequences of his sin. Why did Absalom go against his father? Why did Absalom constantly take bad advice from others?
2 Samuel 15:4 Moreover, Absalom would say, ‘Oh that one would appoint me judge in the land, then every man who has any suit or cause could come to me and I would give him justice.’
While parenting a teenage son, I can reflect on the many sins that I have been forgiven for. I pray for my son to see and learn from my example that we can all experience forgiveness when we turn our lives over to God. It’s not saying sins will never happen again, but we can experience His love that will never go away. As humans, we can be prone to the sins of our adults in our lives. We need to be aware and seek Him always.
Psalm 3 happens to be the Psalm written when David was fleeing from his son. David confidently trusted God for protection and peace. Many of my reflection moments and scripture reading time can happen in the morning. Prayers can come in the middle of the night when I wake and have questions that I can reach out to God for His answers.
3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift [2] up my head. 4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah 5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
These sleepless nights are covered by the Lord. This is also read in Psalm 63. Instead of tossing and turning in bed, David turned to the Lord in confidence.
6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
Lord we know that in our moments of uncertainity we can trust in Your future for our lives and our childrens’. We can learn from David about His peace and trust we can always have in You!