2 Samuel 24Are we puppets on a string? Is there freedom to choose our own destiny? Might I suggest that the answer to both of those questions could be “yes.”
David owns the responsibility for taking the census, but the author of 2 Samuel says that the lord incited him to do it. The punishment for this mistake took David to the threshing floor of Araunah – which would later be the site where Solomon will build the temple.
Rather than debate the sovereignty or freedom question, it might be best to follow David’s lead: own up to your mistakes, trust God to make things right. Know that he is in control no matter what mistakes you make.
LORD, we surrender our sovereignty to yours.
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