We are following the story of David in the last chapter of his life. These were the most troubled years in the life of this godly man. David had a son whose rebellion broke his heart. Today we are going to look at the story of how David tried to heal the division in his own family.
There are some stories in the Bible that should make us weep. This is one of them. It is the story of a woman who was horribly abused and violated. She suffered at the hands of a member of her own family, and it happened in the king’s household.
Surely what comes after David committing these two heinous sins—adultery and murder—must be the most profound repentance, but that’s not what happens.
It is possible to serve the Lord with great distinction, and then to undo much of the good you have accomplished.
The final chapter of David’s life serves as a warning to us that it is possible to accomplish much good, but then for it all to unravel in the later years of our lives because of our own sin and folly.
The story from 2 Samuel 11 through to the end of his life is dominated by troubles that David brought on himself by his own sin and folly. It begins here with the story of David and Bathsheba.
Where can you find the courage to pray? Pastor Colin talks about the relationship between the Word of God and prayer. Would you like to learn how to turn God’s promises into prayer? Pastor Colin demonstrates from six different Psalms!
A man of crime. A ruthless empire. A fellow prisoner. A promise of Paradise.
Discover the story of the thief on the cross, and his life-changing encounter with Jesus, in this brand new full colour graphic novel version of Colin S Smith’s Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross.
