Psalm 101
Is it wrong to wonder at what point in David's life this Psalm was written? I wonder if it was written before or after Bathsheba, was it written before or after causing Uriah's death? Was it written before or after Nathan opened David's eyes to the wrong he committed? Part of me hopes that it was written before all of that, before David's great sins. I say that I hope that it was written before because I would hope that David wouldn't be as haughty in his comments on those who sin. Unfortunately I know too many people who have been shown a great amount of grace that are leery of showing grace to others, large or small.
I was once in a discussion about how do we decide when we should stop showing grace to those who we consider lost causes. People came to various conclusions, but as for me I said "I would rather show too much grace than not enough, Jesus says that the way we judge will be the standard by which we are judged and if for no other reason I want to show extravagant grace so that perhaps it might be shown to me as well." I can't say that I always accomplish that, but I work at it a little more each day. I work on it because I want that extravagant grace, I need it, I know my life better than anyone and I know that I need a great grace to cover my great sins. Oh, but that we should all seek out extravagant grace by first showing it to others.
+ Do you show the level of grace to others that you hope God will show to you? Why or why not?
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