| Good morning, everyone, Our theme for this month: “Sound doctrine, strong faith” Our Bible verse for today: “Just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the person the Lord will never charge with sin.” Romans 4:4-6 (CSB) Our thought for today: “David is another great example” In Romans chapter four Paul is calling his readers to develop a strong faith based in sound doctrine by considering the inspiring examples of great men of God who have gone before them. In yesterday’s devotional we read of how Paul referred to Father Abraham, the biological and spiritual father of Israel. Now he turns our thoughts to the example of David, the greatest king of Israel. Here Paul quotes the words of David from Psalm 32:1-2 and his point was that if Abraham, the Father of Israel, set the standard for faith in the early chapters of Genesis, David, the King of Israel, confirmed it in his writings in the Psalms. David probably wrote these words about himself. His thoughts could be paraphrased like this: “Blessed is the one whose awful sins are covered over by the grace of God.” We today don’t normally think of David as “sinful” or “wicked”. We think of him as the man after God’s own heart. We remember him as the one who killed the giant Goliath. We also remember that he wrote many of the Psalms, and we know that he was the greatest of all the kings of Israel. But at one time David was also a very wicked man. He seduced another man’s wife, got her pregnant, and then had the husband killed to cover-up his own sinful behavior. It was a wicked thing to do, and David paid a dear price for it. But once he genuinely repented in sincere faith, God forgave him and David went on to live a full and productive life as Israel’s greatest king. He is even remembered as “a man after God’s own heart.” David was a flawed man, as was Abraham, but they both went on to accomplish mighty things for God and for God’s people – and that’s what they are best remembered for. But still, despite their great accomplishments, neither Abraham nor David gained righteousness in God’s eyes because of their works – as impressive as they might have been. Abraham and David both are great figures in the history of Israel, but they were both sinners saved by grace. They were both sinners who needed to be saved by grace because even their great works did not add up to enough to cover over their sins. Paul used these two great figures from Israel’s history as examples for us of people who got it – they understood that righteousness comes through faith. If even great men of God like Abraham and David couldn’t have their sins covered over by any amount of great works (not even works as great as theirs), then how much truer must that be for you and me? My friends, you cannot earn your salvation. You can only accept it as the gift of grace that it is. Abraham and David are great examples of that important truth. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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