Joab engineers a reconciliation between David and Absalom. This widow comes to David with a story that is designed to arouse his feelings over against his conscience. We can be…
It's not easy to live with sin. We see the Lord's grace in sending Nathan to David; his repentance starts with God. Nathan takes a wise approach and David is…
The disciples declare their belief but Jesus knows they will be scattered. The Christian life is a battle. There is hope of restoration when we fail. As sinners we have…
Christ is the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. The works of the church at Laodicea repulse Him because they are lukewarm. Wealth blinds them to their spiritual condition. Yet…
The early church was learning to cope in a messy world. Paul was trying to convince people in order to convert them. Like Paul, the church needs to be in…
The prodigal sees what a fool he has been. He owns his own sin rather than blaming his father or brother. We are all accountable for the things we do…
We see here how terrible it is to be a slave of sin, as Saul hasn't changed. He is not only physically asleep when David enters the camp, but spiritually…
The angel tells Zechariah that many would rejoice because John would be great before the Lord. He fulfilled prophecy and his message was the good news of the Lamb of…
David shows Saul how close he was to being able to kill him, but justice belongs to the Lord. This brings peace for the Christian; justice is always done, although…
These are among the seven penitential psalms. David said he only sinned against God. Ultimately every sin is only against God. Repentance is ongoing and we need to keep short…