Day 80– Those we love we may not always like, but we still love them.
Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 16:1 – 20:26.
2 Samuel 18:33 “And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
King David’s son, Absalom, completely abandoned his father’s kingdom and in doing so tried to bring the people of Israel along with him. Many followed Absalom and abandoned the king, and knowing how someone we love can really hurt us, David deeply upset over this.
No matter how angry David was with his son, when it came down to it he loved Absalom deeply. He wanted the kingdom to be united once again and he knew war would be necessary, but he didn’t want his son killed in the process. He just wanted his son back in his life.
We won’t always be happy with the ones we love the most and honestly we may not like them very much at some points, but if it’s true love, we will never not have love in our hearts for them.
I truly get disgusted when someone says I fell out of love with you. You can’t fall out of love! Love is a condition, a process created by a loving God. I truly believe this is how God feels about us. He loves us all dearly because He created us, but when we sin and walk away from Him, He really may not like what we are doing and be extremely hurt, but He still loves us and just wants us back in His hands. The good thing is, even when we walk out on God, He will never walk out on us, and once we enter His kingdom we can never leave. We are His and He loves us like David loved Absalom. His kingdom is built by His eternal Love which can never be moved or taken away. This is Love! King David exemplified it, our God has it for us, it’s not shifting sand, but firm Ground for which we can stand.
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