Matthew 22:41-46

Matthew 22:41-46 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  David was described as a man after God's own heart.  He was complicated -- at times he had the faith we all dream of, and yet he had a tremendous fall from grace, stumbling over his own selfish and sinful desires, then covering them up to make the matter somehow worse.  He wrote beautiful poetry that expressed the depths of his sin and despair, and yet even in the midst of this, he proclaimed his utmost faith and confidence in God.  He was a giant of the faith. 
  The Bible gives us flawed heroes such as David and Saul and Peter.  They're not perfect, unattainable figures.  They love God, but they don't get everything right.  And yet they all have one thing in common -- they bow before the throne of God, acknowledging that everything depends on God.  David and Saul and Peter and Mary and Ruth -- they all worship God.
  We stubbornly resist, often believing that we can find our own way forward, fooling ourselves into thinking that we know best.  Like the Pharisees, we resist acknowledging where we have been wrong, struggling along by our own light, rather than bowing in humble obedience to the one who lovingly comes to save us.
  Jesus calls us to faithfulness because he knows us completely and wants joy and hope and peace for us.  When we call him Lord, we admit that he knows us better than we know ourselves, and we trust in Jesus to lead us the next step forward, whichever direction that may go.