David and Ahab, both kings of Israel, were also both murderers.
And that speaks to us about some of the moral confusion of today.
Some people think that their human king is David, when it's really Ahab. As a party, those who are mistaken are Democrats. In terms of belief, those who are mistaken are those who reject Christ and very often embrace secular humanism.
Yet even Christians must test ourselves to see if we're in the faith, and then, to see how often we fall short of having David be our king and settle for Ahab.
But as for liberals, their confusion can be seen in that, to them, they only see David as a murderer, so, driven by their sin nature and going by their human wisdom, they mistake David and his supporters for unrighteous people. David's worship of God means nothing to them since they reject God. They slander David and his supporters.
Meanwhile, the king who is God's enemy, Ahab, they embrace, and he is their "David." They infuse him and themselves with the qualities and attributes of David, and ignore the abominations committed by their king and themselves. His rejection of the true, living God is even proof to them of his goodness, yet, when need be, they can claim that Ahab and they themselves are the actual true, faithful worshipers of God.
Believing that He is...
Though it's not the main point of this verse, there's something here that we can especially take comfort in:
"And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." John 5:16-17
In Young's Literal Translation: "and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath. And Jesus answered them, ‘My Father till now doth work, and I work.’"
It's so easy to think about what we have to do to exercise faith, and to think about what other people are doing, what we maybe should be doing towards them, and what's going on in the world around us, and we can easily forget that the Lord is at work, and in every situation, He's working for our good (Romans 8:28). We can simply remind ourselves that we're to keep remembering that He is, and that He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him ( Hebrews 11:6), and to cast our cares on Him for He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).
In short, He's WORKING, and not just when we think that He's answered our prayers. In our natural man, we tend to think of Him as far removed from us, on His throne, and only possibly doing something in our lives once we go to Him in prayer. Meanwhile, we do all the work, we think. But He's working all the time, and we shouldn't forget that. And we are incomparably blessed in that He revealed Himself to us, and we can know that He is, that He rewards those who diligently seek Him, and He is working in our lives so that all circumstances work for our good.
"And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." John 5:16-17
In Young's Literal Translation: "and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath. And Jesus answered them, ‘My Father till now doth work, and I work.’"
It's so easy to think about what we have to do to exercise faith, and to think about what other people are doing, what we maybe should be doing towards them, and what's going on in the world around us, and we can easily forget that the Lord is at work, and in every situation, He's working for our good (Romans 8:28). We can simply remind ourselves that we're to keep remembering that He is, and that He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him ( Hebrews 11:6), and to cast our cares on Him for He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).
In short, He's WORKING, and not just when we think that He's answered our prayers. In our natural man, we tend to think of Him as far removed from us, on His throne, and only possibly doing something in our lives once we go to Him in prayer. Meanwhile, we do all the work, we think. But He's working all the time, and we shouldn't forget that. And we are incomparably blessed in that He revealed Himself to us, and we can know that He is, that He rewards those who diligently seek Him, and He is working in our lives so that all circumstances work for our good.
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