This past Sunday was the final installment of David's life in the series Unlikely. Fitting very nicely in with the final installment, the message resolved around David's life and the legacy he left behind for his son Solomon. Bryan focused on attitudes that strengthen our legacy with God.
King David was an excellent man who left behind a legacy of obedience to God's will. He was a man after God's own heart, but that came with it's own set of problems. He didn't live a life of luxury or even perfection. During this series I learned that David spent several years as a fugitive. He hid from King Saul even though David was the rightful king of Israel. He once turned away from God and gave into his human desire of lust. According to Bryan this had some horrible consequences like adultery and murder. (Although here is where I admit that I didn't attend church that Sunday and didn't hear the message firsthand.) What I find incredibly inspiring is although David wasn't obedient his whole life, God still loved him and didn't turn away from him. Before I really studied David's life, I found him intimidating. David seemed like an untouchable biblical hero who was perfect. After diving into his life I've come to discover that his story is one of hope. Throughout his exploits, David demonstrates that regardless of how big our screw ups are, God is always waiting in the wings to come to our aid. Now that's not to say that we won't have to face consequences of our decisions. It simply means that God is always with us with every decision.
Before I learned about some of David's imperfections, I was intimidated by his seemingly perfect façade. Especially after hearing he was a man after God's own heart, I couldn't seem to understand him. I thought that being a person after God's own heart would be something incredibly difficult, and nearly impossible. The good news is I was right, it is extremely difficult but it is not impossible. David wasn't just some hero who sailed through life without problems. He had issues and temptations like the rest of us. Luckily God chooses regular people like you and me to do His work. Much like David, we are going to die. God gave us a predetermined number of days on this earth. I crave and aspire to make a difference. The truth of the matter is the accomplishments that society teaches us to aim for will be forgotten by mankind shortly after our death. In order for us to make a lasting impression on the people around us, and more importantly in God's eyes, we need to prioritize the legacy we will be leaving behind. In order to leave a legacy worth leaving, Bryan suggests that we should adapt three attitudes. These attitudes are: being faithful in the scary, restored in the broken, and wrestling in the common. Each of the following days this week, I will be blogging about each of these attitudes. Look for further explanations in the following posts.
