Tim Franklin
· ”Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.“ Psalm 26:2-3 ESV David was a strong warrior, he was a good king, he is described as a man after God’s own heart, and he was almost a man of good moral character. Here he basically lays out a challenge to God. It would be like one of us saying, “Hey God, check me out and you’ll see that I am doing everything right.” In my opinion, that is a pretty bold challenge for a man to lay before the creator of the universe. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I am prepared to make that kind of a statement, especially when I read in scripture that “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” I’m going to throw out a thought, or perhaps a wild opinion, but as I pondered this today I couldn’t help but think of David’s moral failure with Bathsheba. Was it a time when God took his hand of protection off of David and said, “You wanted to be tested, here is the test.” If that was the case, David failed the test miserably. But let’s bring it home to us, how would we fair if we challenged God to examine our heart and mind and put us to the test. I suspect that it’s a test few want to take. The good news is that in our lives the view God has of our righteousness is seen through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. With him we are the beloved children of God, without him we are people trapped in sin. The question is, which view does he have of us today? Pastor Tim Franklin
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