David, the man. The King. The hero. The handsome leader. In 1 Samuel 13:14 the writer tells us “14 But now your kingdom shall not endure. the LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”
David with all his conquests and leadership in battle, we see him portrayed in a different light. In fact, I was stunned and perplexed at his antics. In 2 Samuel 18: 1-19, the author tells us that he wept for his fallen son Absalom. Absalom who is perhaps the most sinister and ruthless amongst his children.
Yet, if there is any takeway I have for today’s reading, it is this – clearly, no matter how sinister a man has sinnned against him, is able still to forgive the man (woman). Somehow this allusion displays how deep and how wide the love the Lord has for us!
Praise GOD!
