DAVID’S DANCE · painting & word by Larry James ·
The beloved King David - the one after God’s own heart - committed adultery and murder in his hey day whilst subjected to the unflinching Law of Moses. If that law with all its precepts and what not had somehow bended for the king and later for his successor King Solomon who became polytheistic, was there not the sole grace of YHVH alone at work to preserve the faith of his anointed ones and their sinning souls unless one concludes that the law has already condemned these men to their irrevocable fate in the bowels of hell or perhaps otherwise if they repented at the eleventh hour?
The beloved King David - the one after God’s own heart - committed adultery and murder in his hey day whilst subjected to the unflinching Law of Moses. If that law with all its precepts and what not had somehow bended for the king and later for his successor King Solomon who became polytheistic, was there not the sole grace of YHVH alone at work to preserve the faith of his anointed ones and their sinning souls unless one concludes that the law has already condemned these men to their irrevocable fate in the bowels of hell or perhaps otherwise if they repented at the eleventh hour?
Salvation that assures one’s eternal security is solely of the Lord, by the Lord and for the Lord. His integrity, His blessed assurance will keep me in eternal security; otherwise how can I when, by myself, am contrary to His impeccable standard in thought, word and action willingly and unwillingly and constantly falling short as a child of God, a brother, a father and a husband. Even as I speak, as I breathe, as I type, have I not offended someone somewhere and is there not unforgiveness in me? Almost certainly!
Can we single out unrepented sins like adultery and murder as damnable yet pass over the misdemeanors we commit every moment without a tweak of the conscience - ‘being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; [they are] whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.’ (Rom 1:29-32)
‘Who then can be saved?’ But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Mat 19:25,26. This is not an excuse for sin nor a cop-out for consecrating one’s self but a due recognition of the true source and strength of our salvation. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy ~ Jude 1:24 C’mon y’all give it up for Jesus!
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