*Remember, this is a man that we can all relate to, no matter how good we think we are, we are all capable of this. “A man after my own heart,” is the way God describes him. He’s a man that was chosen, a man that fell, and a man that was redeemed through the Father. More than anything this is a real account of Gods redemption and how God has a history of using human beings for His Glory. God doesn’t make mistakes and King David shows the perfect representation of what repenting and turning from sin looks like.*
So unloyalty bred more unloyalty between the children of his. Lust became hereditary. David reap what he sowed. Sometimes we don’t pay for sins directly, it effects those around us.
We should not allow ourselves to be taken captive by the temptations of the world. Today many young Christians are developing an interest in the occult by watching movies, reading books and playing video games that promote sorcery and witchcraft. I woke up one morning to see my dad burning all my Harry Potter books on the BBQ grill. I was very upset at first, but then he looked at me with sorrow in his eyes and asked me; "Do you love these books more than Jesus"???. I was very taken aback at his question. I did not understand why I could not love Jesus and Harry Potter. My dad then read to me the story of Elisha, and how he slaughtered his oxen after he was called to be a prophet. The moral of the story was that, you need to get rid of anything that may hinder your walk with Christ. If Elisha had not slaughtered his oxen, he may have been tempted to return to his former life and abandon his mission for God. My obsession with Harry Potter was causing me to develop an unhealthy interest in the occult and witchcraft, and this was endangering my relationship with Jesus.
*Remember, this is a man that we can all relate to, no matter how good we think we are, we are all capable of this. “A man after my own heart,” is the way God describes him. He’s a man that was chosen, a man that fell, and a man that was redeemed through the Father. More than anything this is a real account of Gods redemption and how God has a history of using human beings for His Glory. God doesn’t make mistakes and King David shows the perfect representation of what repenting and turning from sin looks like.*
*BATHSHEBA: The Most TRAGIC Story Of Adultery, Lust And Curses (Biblical Stories Explained)*
So unloyalty bred more unloyalty between the children of his. Lust became hereditary. David reap what he sowed. Sometimes we don’t pay for sins directly, it effects those around us.
We should not allow ourselves to be taken captive by the temptations of the world. Today many young Christians are developing an interest in the occult by watching movies, reading books and playing video games that promote sorcery and witchcraft. I woke up one morning to see my dad burning all my Harry Potter books on the BBQ grill. I was very upset at first, but then he looked at me with sorrow in his eyes and asked me; "Do you love these books more than Jesus"???. I was very taken aback at his question. I did not understand why I could not love Jesus and Harry Potter. My dad then read to me the story of Elisha, and how he slaughtered his oxen after he was called to be a prophet. The moral of the story was that, you need to get rid of anything that may hinder your walk with Christ. If Elisha had not slaughtered his oxen, he may have been tempted to return to his former life and abandon his mission for God. My obsession with Harry Potter was causing me to develop an unhealthy interest in the occult and witchcraft, and this was endangering my relationship with Jesus.