"Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged to him." 2 Samuel 14:14

I absolutely love this verse for two reasons. The first is that it speaks the message of the Gospel, and two, the message of God's love is shown here in the ancient Old Testament. These words were spoken by the woman, Tekoa, who the Bible says was wise. (14:1) who was helping Joab, to get King David's son Absalom home, who fled after killing his brother. (13:38) The message of the Gospel is here in the Old Testament, that is what amazes me. What amazes me even more is that those who knew the LORD, who were wise, who were after God's own heart, knew these things. They understood this God, and He was not an angry wrathful one. They understood their own sin, they understood that the law could not save them and that instead it just showed how wretched we are. However, they also understood that God forgives, and that He loves His people.