“Christ . . . knows you miss the target. He knows you can’t pay for your mistakes. But he can. “God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins” (Romans 3:25 NLT).
Since He was sinless, He could.
Since He loves you, He did. “This is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10).
He became one of us to redeem all of us. “Both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren” (Hebrews 2:11).
He wasn’t ashamed of David. He isn’t ashamed of you. He calls you brother; He calls you sister. The question is, do you call Him Savior?
Take a moment to answer this question. Perhaps you never have. Perhaps you never knew how much Christ loves you. Now you do. Jesus didn’t disown David. He won’t disown you. He simply awaits your invitation. One word from you, and God will do again what He did with David and millions like him: He’ll claim you, save you, and use you. Any words will do, but these seem appropriate:
Jesus, my Savior and Giant-killer, I trust You with my heart and give You my life. I ask for mercy, strength, and eternal life. Amen.
Pray such words with an honest heart, and be assured of this: your greatest Goliath has fallen. Your failures are flushed and death defanged. The power that made pygmies out of David’s giants has done the same with yours.” (From Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado)