Scars

Scars

Bible: 2 Samuel 12:1-14

Reading

The sword shall never depart from your house, because you despised me and
took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own (V.10).

A teenager who was always getting into trouble said sorry whenever his parents told him off. No matter how much he hurt his parents, he would soon turn around and do something else wrong—knowing he would be forgiven. Finally, his dad took him out to the garage for a talk. Dad picked up a hammer and pounded a nail into the garage wall. Then he gave his son the
hammer and told him to pull out the nail. The boy shrugged, grabbed the hammer, and yanked out the nail. “That’s like forgiveness. When you do something wrong, it’s like pounding in a nail. Forgiveness is when you pull the nail out.” “Okay, I get it,” said the boy. “Now take the hammer and pull out the nail hole,” his dad replied. “That’s impossible!” the boy said. “I can’t pull it out.”
As this story shows and King David’s life proves, sin carries big consequences. Even though David was forgiven, his adultery and murder left scars and led to family problems (2 SAMUEL 12:10). This hard truth should be a warning for us. The best way to avoid the damage of sin is to put God first and follow His ways.

OUR SINS CAN BE FORGIVEN AND WASHED AWAY,

BUT SOMETIMES THEIR SCARS SHOW UP FOR A WHILE.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries