GOOD NEWS - BAD NEWS
II Samuel 18:31-33
"Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, 'There is good news, my lord the king! For the LORD has avenged you this day of all those who arose against you.' And the king said to the Cushite, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' So the Cushite answered, 'May the enemies of the lord my king, and all who rise against you to do harm, be like that young man!' Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: 'O my son Absalom – my son, my son Absalom, if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!' "
What should have been a day of rejoicing for the good news of the defeat of the rebels is overshadowed by the bad news of the death of Absalom. The Scripture vividly captures the pathos of a father who has lost a son. David loved Absalom deeply even when he rebelled and would have died for him. It is like the grief Jesus felt because of the rebellious Jews: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! ... How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" (Matthew 23:37). How the Heavenly Father must grieve over His rebellious children. The enemy is defeated! That's the good news. The Gospel (good news) is that Jesus did die in our place and provided victory over sin. The bad news is that so many reject His love and die in their sins.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The good news of victory often has a dark side.
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Have a "good news" day. Love you.
II Samuel 18:31-33
"Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, 'There is good news, my lord the king! For the LORD has avenged you this day of all those who arose against you.' And the king said to the Cushite, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' So the Cushite answered, 'May the enemies of the lord my king, and all who rise against you to do harm, be like that young man!' Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: 'O my son Absalom – my son, my son Absalom, if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!' "
What should have been a day of rejoicing for the good news of the defeat of the rebels is overshadowed by the bad news of the death of Absalom. The Scripture vividly captures the pathos of a father who has lost a son. David loved Absalom deeply even when he rebelled and would have died for him. It is like the grief Jesus felt because of the rebellious Jews: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! ... How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" (Matthew 23:37). How the Heavenly Father must grieve over His rebellious children. The enemy is defeated! That's the good news. The Gospel (good news) is that Jesus did die in our place and provided victory over sin. The bad news is that so many reject His love and die in their sins.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The good news of victory often has a dark side.
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Have a "good news" day. Love you.
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