At the end of this episode in David’s life, it looked like he had handled everything. From the outside, things had settled down. But Scripture gives us the part that mattered most: “But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.” David knew God. He had prayed, worshiped, fought...

When David was a shepherd boy, he used to meditate upon the Lord, alone in the fields, tending sheep and singing songs to Him. The prophet Samuel even spoke this of David: “... The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded...

David was a man after God’s own heart, a mighty warrior, and the king of Israel. Yet, in this passage, we see him in a place he should not have been. While his men were fighting on the battlefield, David remained in Jerusalem. Instead of leading his army, he was...

Pastor Franklin pointed out in Sunday’s sermon that King David was not where he was supposed to be. He wasn’t doing what he was anointed to do—rule. He was anointed to rule and lead Israel, handpicked by God. But instead, we see here that his flesh is ruling over him,...

The man by the pool felt defeated. Jesus saw, Jesus asked, Jesus helped. This was mercy. The man didn’t deserve help just because he’d been in that condition a long time and didn’t have the support he thought he needed. In fact, he was still a sinful man. How do...