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June 5, 2018

2 Samuel 15:7-10

At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’” The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron. Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’”
New International Version (NIV)

                  Not that I bear Murphy any ill will, but I feel no fondness for his law. The mythical Murphy imposed his law on our whole day yesterday. The task at hand was one last trip with a trailer to deliver our two favorite cows to their new home. How hard could this be? Very.

                To sum up, two banged up bumpers, a trailer that came unattached, surgery on two cows at a veterinarian’s clinic, our daughter Casey being attacked by Yellow Jackets. We made it home, banged up and bruised. Murphy’s law stayed with us all day long. Not to mention the tears when we drove away from Maylee and Pippa. Casey cried, too.

                After David used the sword on Uriah, the sword never left his house. In the end, he lost four sons. When young Absalom headed to Hebron, David said, “Go in peace.” Absalom went without peace. David struggled to be a father to his kids. He sought peace with them, even naming Absalom, father of peace. Peace often proved elusive.

                My dad says the key to parenting is you have to “zig when the kids zag.” Easier said than done! We do well, though, to hope for peace and to work for peace with our parents and our kids, even when it is hard. Often it is hard. The good news is that Murphy does not have the last say. There is another law which takes priority over Murphy’s law: the law of the love of our Lord. God gets the final word in our lives and his word is love!

Pray with me:

Father, in our relationships with one another let us have the same mindset as Christ Jesus today. Help us to live lives of love. Give us the grace to pursue peace with all whom we know today. Thank you for a new day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

This year we focus our Every Day with Jesus readings on Jesus’ story. With references to Tallowood's Read Through the Bible in 2018 daily reading plan, let's focus our undivided attention on Jesus and follow where he lead. He will not fail. Neither will we!
Joyfully,
Duane

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