IMPUTATION
II Samuel 19:16, 18b-20a, 23
"And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David .... Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. Then he said to the king, 'Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart. For I, your servant, know that I have sinned.' .... Therefore the king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king swore to him."
This is the same Shimei who cursed David and threw stones at him when he fled from Jerusalem (II Samuel 16:5-7). Now he came in contrite repentance and confession, seeking forgiveness and asking David to forget his sin and not impute (charge) iniquity to him. There were those who wanted to kill Shimei. But David extended mercy to Shimei. David gave mercy because he knew what it was to receive mercy from God for his own sin. He even wrote a song: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed in the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity" (Psalm 32:1-2). Paul quoted this Psalm (Romans 4:7-8), but he went a step further in declaring that not only does God not impute iniquity to the person who puts their faith in Jesus, but he then imputes righteousness. "Therefore it was accounted to [Abraham] for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification" (Romans 4:22-25). God's righteousness is imputed to us when we fall before Him in humble confession and faith. Oh, what a wonderful, merciful, and gracious God!
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God imputes His righteousness to the person who in contrition repents and believes in Jesus.
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Have an "imputed" day. Love you.
II Samuel 19:16, 18b-20a, 23
"And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David .... Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. Then he said to the king, 'Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart. For I, your servant, know that I have sinned.' .... Therefore the king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king swore to him."
This is the same Shimei who cursed David and threw stones at him when he fled from Jerusalem (II Samuel 16:5-7). Now he came in contrite repentance and confession, seeking forgiveness and asking David to forget his sin and not impute (charge) iniquity to him. There were those who wanted to kill Shimei. But David extended mercy to Shimei. David gave mercy because he knew what it was to receive mercy from God for his own sin. He even wrote a song: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed in the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity" (Psalm 32:1-2). Paul quoted this Psalm (Romans 4:7-8), but he went a step further in declaring that not only does God not impute iniquity to the person who puts their faith in Jesus, but he then imputes righteousness. "Therefore it was accounted to [Abraham] for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification" (Romans 4:22-25). God's righteousness is imputed to us when we fall before Him in humble confession and faith. Oh, what a wonderful, merciful, and gracious God!
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God imputes His righteousness to the person who in contrition repents and believes in Jesus.
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Have an "imputed" day. Love you.
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