Donald, AKA David
Greetings in the Lord, This Sunday we were discussing parts of 2 Samuel about when David became king over Israel, at long last. The promise from God came early in his life, when he was just a young teen tending flocks. But the reality is, it took many years and many, many hardships later before it came to fruition. I think most Christians forget that. It seems that they also forget just how much of an outsider he really was--his brothers were jealous of him, King Saul hunted him down with an army to take him out--luckily, to no avail. He lived with the agitators, and they accepted him, but not many of his fellow Israelites. Later on, his own sons tried to usurp him, even causing David to flee from the throne to save himself--all the while being mocked and cursed and spit at. It seems it was one betrayal after another, one hardship after another, one personal test after another, and yet, he became not only king, but one of the pillars of th...