The death of baseball’s Pete Rose the holder of the game’s all-time hits record provokes thoughts of confession, repentance, and forgiveness.
New York Times writer Daniel J. Wakin said Rose’s fame rested equally in being one of baseball’s greatest players and one of its most disgraced.
Barred for life from the game in 1989 for regularly betting on baseball, including on his own team the Cincinnati Reds which he managed. Forever shutout from the Baseball Hall of Fame where his play warranted induction.
David, who God so favored that him made a king disgraced himself. Taking for his own the wife of a loyal soldier under his command then having him killed to cover up his misdoings.
Like Pete and David, we are capable of good and evil. In this world one good event can mark us forever as a saint, and one bad thing as corrupt.
Happily, God does not see us as corrupt as 1st Samuel 16:7 reveals the Lord looks at the heart and sees a sinner who can confess, a sinner who will repent, a sinner who will be forgiven.
God forgave David, God forgave Pete, and God will forgive you.
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