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Daily Devotional with Pastor Jon

May 18

And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

2 Samuel 12:24-25

Solomon had two names. Solomon means “peaceful,” which specifically speaks of the fact that David is at peace with God and with himself. Jedidiah, on the other hand, means “beloved of God.” This encourages me because the Lord could have said, “I’m not going to honor your relationship with Bathsheba. You’ve blown it and nothing good is going to come out of that.” But our God is the God of the second chance. Our God is the God Who exchanges beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning (Isaiah 61:3). Our God turns that which is hurtful into something beautiful. David repented. He’s been chastened. He’s been forgiven. And now God would bless his relationship, for from this union would come Solomon.

Take hope, dear friend. Confess your sin. Turn to the Lord. He can turn a dark night into a bright morning if you’ll simply come to Him.

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Day of Feasting" by Pastor Jon. "A Day of Feasting" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi. If you would like your own copy of "A Day of Feasting" you can order one from the SearchLight Store.

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