"Then Nathan said to David, 'Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.' "
The churchman who walks by faith in Jesus has great freedom. Here (above), the prophet Nathan gives King David the "green light" to do whatever he (David) wants to, in his earnest desire to love and serve his God. It turns out later in the chapter that the Lord intervenes, and tells David that his son (Solomon) would build the temple, and not David (after all).
. . . But the principle is a sweet one. Do we love Christ? Are we wor-
shipping Him aright? Are the essentials of our faith intact? If so, then we are free to do "whatever we want to," since our heart's deepest wishes are only to exalt God, and further Christ's church and gospel. This is a threat to the world, and pharisees; but it is a promise to faithful churchmen.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Christ's work, both in the church and in the hearts of Christians, often goes backward so that it may go forward better." --Richard Sibbes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]
