I think of two men who got themselves into terrible difficulties,one is Jonah the disobedient prophet,and David the adulterer and murderar.They were both men of God but they blew it big time,and found themselves in a mess of trouble.Put yourself in their place,imagine finding yourself in the belly of a great fish,in the depths of the ocean,what a mess he got himself into,a mess of his own making.Then imagine David,a man after God's own heart,who give in to his lustful thoughts, even though he knew Bathsheba was married to Uriah one of his mighty men; when Bathsheba told him she was pregnant,he tried to cover it up by having Uriah that noble man murdered.He thought he had got away with it,not so, God saw what he did, as a result Nathan the prophet spoke to him,told him a made up story about a great injustice,David was indignant,imagine how the blood as it were drained from his face,as he heard the words ,'you are the man'. (2 Samuel 11-12) What a mess he had got himself into, these two men's experiences are not unique could it be that you are in that situation? your marriage is fallen apart or whatever,whats the answer?,well those two men did something,they sought the Lord . The Gaithers have written a lovely song of a man who got himself into an awful mess,here are some of the words.' I havn't slept since midnight,because of my foolish choice.the night is so very dark, Ive spent so much time in misery .'Lord can you undo the terrible mess I've made?' The answer is He can, He did it for Jonah ,and David ,and He can do it for you because God is merciful, be you saved or unsaved.
'Remember mercy flows through
JESUS'
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