Sweden Church
  • Home
  • Listen
    • Sunday Services
    • Real Time >
      • But God...
      • Incompatible With Life
      • Heroes of Faith
      • Matthew 9 Series
      • Where We Find Jesus Series
      • Temptations of Christ Series
      • Sermon on the Mount Series
      • Prodigal Son Series
    • Revival 2022
    • Sweden Celebration 2020
    • Revival 2019
  • Sermon Series
    • Revelation Series
    • One Thing Series
    • Deuteronomy Series
    • 1 & 2 Kings Series
    • Titus Series
    • Jonah Series
    • What Kind of Man Series
    • Advent 2019
    • Ten Commandments Series
    • "No More" Sermon Series
  • Pictures
  • Our Blogs
    • The Pastor's Pen
    • The Layman's Pen
  • Upcoming Events
  • Contact Us

Not so Secret...

10/28/2022

0 Comments

 
         Once upon a time there was a man, a rich man.  He was a good man, too.  In fact, he was a Godly man.  Or so everyone thought.  He reasoned that because he was a good man that his goodness far outweighed his, let’s say, shortcomings.  He had done so much good and served God that it just wasn’t possible that he should come to no good end.
          Then the day came.  He died and passed from this earth.  Upon arriving in heaven, which was where he expected to be, he was shown into the great accounting room.  It was an immense room with files that reached up as far as the eye could see.  And they were standing in rows and columns all around the room.
          In the center of the room was a great table and someone sitting in a chair with such a tall back that he couldn’t see who it was.  “Welcome.” said the voice from the other side of the chair.  “Everyone comes here before their admittance.  You see, I much check my files and see if you have any unforgiven sins on your records before you are admitted.”  Just then beads of perspiration formed on the man’s forehead.  His heart began to race…Suddenly, he jerked awake.  “Thank God,” he said.  “I’m not dead.”
          This could have been David.  King David of ancient times.  Up until Nathan paid him a visit, David was certain that his “secret sins” were secret.  The story is in Second Samuel Chapter 12.  The prophet Nathan went to King David and told him a story about a rich man taking a prized ewe lamb from a poor man.  Reading the text is pretty dramatic.  Enough so that it infuriated David.  He wanted to go out and hang this rich arrogant man from the nearest tree.  The shocker was that Nathan pointed at David and told him that he was that man.  That’s when it dawned on David that the Lord sent Nathan to set before him his sin.
           “For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.” (Luke 12:2) There is a day of reckoning that is coming for each and everyone on the face of the earth.  David, once his sin was set before him, was contrite.  The Lord had chosen him to lead Israel.  He had blessed him many times over, David had much to be thankful for.  And yet, he had backslidden.  Is there repentance for the lamb who has strayed from the fold and now, wants to return?  Isaiah 1:18 says to that “though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow”.  David was like the prodigal son in Luke 15.  He had strayed but when he came to his senses, he returned to his God.  The proof of it is in Psalm 51.  It is a passionate plea for God’s mercy and grace.  Everyone one should read it.
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Linda Johnson

    Linda Johnson moved to Douglas County with her husband Tom 12 years ago after retiring from teaching. Following Tom's death in 2016, Linda began facilitating a grief support group called GriefShare through Sweden Church.​ She serves as the Sunday School teacher for our High School class. Her "Layman's Pen" articles are also published in the local paper, The Douglas County Herald. 

    Andrea Strong

    Andrea is Pastor Joshua Strong's wife. She also serves Sweden Church as Church Secretary, website administrator, and Sunday School teacher to the Intermediate Class.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    February 2015
    November 2013
    October 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012