Welcome to the first post of the YFMC devotional blog.   The concept is fairly simple:    Pastor Rick or Pastor Kathy will give the reference of what we are reading today (from our "Bible in a Year" handout) and then make a comment or two.    As you read and make comments of your own, we will all benefit from the insights of others.


Let's try it out:   Reading for May 22, 2012  is 2 Samuel 13-15


PR says: I read that David was furious, but because he doesn't take some disciplinary action the family (and later, the kingdom) almost falls apart.   This is a pretty good lesson in "training your children in the way they should go".   David was a man "after God's own heart", but he still had blind spots and weaknesses.    If David had acted, both his sons may have survived.


Absalom flees to another city, and again David does nothing.   A third party (Joab) has to intervene in order to reconcile the two.   I wonder how different history would be if each of us were better parents.    Thankfully God forgives us of our shortcomings, and is able to use even our failures to bring glory to himself.