The One Year Bible - Day 152

We read of even more weakness in David's heart when it comes to his son who David has instructed to spare. Herein is the danger since Absalom clearly deserves to die for his rebellion but David loves him too much and once again, his heart is interfering with his duty. It takes Joab to put a stop to this conflict and he kills Absalom and then eventually also rebukes David who becomes so sad at his death that he withdraws and brings bad morale into the people. Do we have lieutenants or friends who are able to rebuke us sometimes when we indulge our heart too much? We need these people because none of us would ever presume to have perfect character or decision making skills so we need to put these safety checks in place before we need them!