2 Samuel 12:4  But he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.

How many times can you retell a story and keep it fresh? Even best friends will nod their heads when you start the story and then volunteer the ending before you get there. You've told that story one time too many. Perhaps you need to tell the story differently.

Nathan did that in 2 Samuel 12. He had to confront David about his adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. Instead of retelling that story directly, he told a story about a poor man who had one beloved lamb. But that lamb was taken and killed by a heartless rich man. David was enraged that someone would be so cruel and declared that the rich man should die.
 

How easily we can miss ourselves in our own story. We often seek peace by telling our story in a new way. In this new version, we usually come out sounding much better than ever before. But will a generous retelling of our past really bring us peace? The good news is that God's lasting answer is not our story but the story of His Son. Advent is the time to find peace in this never-changing story of the Savior.

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