Despicable Us

Matthew 10:30 "And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered." Luke 12:7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered." Ok, so what's the deal with the hair numbering? What about bald men? Does he know the number of hairs on their chest instead? Well, that's just weird. How many times have you sat down and tried to count the hairs on your head? This would be easier for someone like myself but still impossible but not for God, this is child's play in the realm of God Almighty. These two passages are talking about more than just hair, they're stating a fact of how well God knows you. Actually, God knows you better than you know yourself. We often forget that He created us. We're like His little Frankenstein monsters; bad analogy but you get the point. So why is it we always feel like we know better than Him concerning our lives? One of the biggest reasons for people to NOT come to God is this, how in the world can he forgive me, my life is far too despicable. I am beyond his forgiveness. Nothing can be further from the truth.

I want to take a couple minutes and talk about 3 guys from the Old Testament. I'm sure you've heard of at least one of these: Moses, King David and King Solomon.
Moses has quite a resume, he wrote 4 of the first 5 books of the bible and wrote allot of the fifth one too. He was God's chosen one to lead the Isrealites out of Egyptian slavery...at the ripe old age of 80. Did you know Moses was a murderer? Yep... To protect another person from being beaten Moses killed an Egyptian man and buried his body in the sand. He didn't even get to step foot into the promised land because of an anger issue. You can read all about Moses in the book of Exodus, the entire book is about God working through Moses to help the Isrealites "exit" Egypt (pretty clever play on words huh).
King David was a stud, he wrote most of the book of Psalms, he led armies into battle. David led his troops into Jerusalem in 1000BC, took it and made it the Capitol of Isreal. You might remember him as the young shepherd boy that killed the Philistine Goliath with a sling shot. But did you know David was also a murderer and committed adultery. During his reign as King, David sent a man to the front line of battle knowing he would be killed just so he could have this mans wife as his own. You can read all about Davids life in the books of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.
Lastly King Solomon, the son of King David with Bathsheba. Bathsheba was the young lady mentioned in the previous (hint: adultery). Solomon was well known for his wisdom and wealth. He wrote most of the book of Proverbs and a shorter book titled 'Songs of Songs'. Proverbs can used daily, it's full of great advice for...well, everything. He oversaw the construction of many great buildings including the Temple that bore his name, Solomons Temple. Unfortunetly Solomon had one major problem, he loved women. Ok, that's putting it lightly, Solomon loved women so much that he had 700 wives and 300 concubines (that's 1,000 women for you math scholars). Let's just say he didn't keep them around because he liked a tidy house. You can read all about King Solomon in the book of 1 Kings.

All three were great men, all three were part of the Old Testaments foundation and all three allowed God to work through them but all three had sin in their lives. Can you imagine what the Old Testament would look like without these three guys? If any one of these three men chose to not follow God it couldv'e changed everything. Isreal may not have been a nation, Jerusalem may not have been it's capitol. Oh yeah, I failed to mention two of these guys are in the genealogy of Jesus. Here's the truth, Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." We all sin, we all fail, we all have despicable lives. Our sin is the reason God sent His son. To receive forgiveness there must be a blood sacrifice, Jesus was and is that blood sacrifice for us. There's no magic potion or special words to use, all you need to do is accept His free gift and allow Him to come into your life. Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

I want to close with this scripture taken from Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." You can never "over burden" God, he can handle it so give Him a chance. A simple prayer like "help me God" can change your life forever.

Please keep reading every week, keep me in your prayers and let's get the Word out.

Peace...

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