1 Kings 15: Faithful Not Flawless
- Kami Pentecost
- Aug 10
- 2 min read
This morning I read two verses just nine lines apart, and I couldn’t stop thinking about them.
First, about David:
“Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.” (1 Kings 15:5 NKJV)
Then, about King Asa:
“But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was loyal to the Lord all his days.” (1 Kings 15:14 NKJV)
Two different kings not free from flaws and yet… both remembered as loyal to the Lord all their days. Talk about timing: these men were not perfect. Of course they weren't no one is! David’s failure with Uriah was devastating. Asa left the high places — places of idol worship — standing. God’s verdict wasn’t, “Disqualified. You messed up.” Instead, He called them loyal, faithful and wholehearted. I can be so quick to disqualify myself when I see the high places still standing in my own life — the habits I haven’t completely dismantled, the patterns I still have to fight, the mistakes I wish I could erase. Of course this God of mine's love isn't diluted by my flaws.
God looks at the overall direction of a life, not the perfection of every step. There’s a difference between falling and turning. David fell, but he didn’t turn his heart away from God. Asa left something undone, but he never gave his heart to another god. God’s loyalty to them was rooted in covenant, not in their spotless record. Ya'll this is huge for me today! I was married 15 years and I didn't understand covenant quite like this. Like WHAT!
Faithful doesn’t mean flawless. That truth feels like a lifeline this morning!
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