Three Things to Learn From Two Men: David & SolomonSample

Living in a Glass House

Do you have secrets? Are there things in your life that you are taking to the grave? Don’t worry. We all do. Sometimes our secrets are only known to our spouse or maybe to a few close friends. Most of the time, they are just between God and us. Imagine that one day someone found out your most embarrassing moments and then wrote them in a book. They didn’t leave out any details or miss any important plot points. You would be horrified, right? Yet this is what the Bible tells us about David. We see his highest moments and his lowest. The sins are clear as day, but we also see wisdom and righteousness. The foolish moments aren’t missed, but neither are the successes.

The Bible doesn’t hide these things because God wants us to know that the people in the Bible were real people that lived in real time. It helps us to be honest and allows us to say, “You know what? I’ve got some complexity in my life.”

David isn’t the only person in the Bible whose character and flaws are revealed. We see Moses’s anger, Peter’s betrayal, Abraham’s lies, and much more. They were not perfect. You and I fit into the story of God too.

Now, these revelations are not intended to justify anyone’s sin. They give us a view of people who were used by God greatly and help us realize that they are just like you and me. They are not perfect.

David was a key person and Israel’s most important king. When he was king, it represented the high point of Israel’s power and influence of that nation in Old Testament history. His family lived in Bethlehem, six miles from Jerusalem. That city was also the birthplace of King Jesus. David could sing and lead and was an accomplished military commander. There are 66 chapters written about him in the Bible, and he has 59 New Testament references. He is also the author of 73 psalms.

However, David made many mistakes. He was not perfect. This is good news for you and me. Though our sins, secrets, and skeletons may be many, those kinds of things did not stop God from using David, and they will not stop God from using you. Realize your past doesn’t disqualify you. Rather, it puts you in a position to be used by God in a way only He can do.