God’s word

After reading this devotional on 2 Samuel 11:1-27, you can also listen to a sermon delivered by Jo Morton on this story that seems ripped from the headlines of today’s problems of sexual harassment and abuse.

Are you able to show kindness to people you do not like? Your sworn enemies? David models kindness to enemies that foreshadows the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:46.

David’s triumphs were not all in battle. In this tender story of Mephibosheth, David triumphs in mercy.

Why does God give David victory wherever he went? We’re not exactly sure, but we are told God loved David, even after his sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:24-25).

In today’s Journey Bible Project Blog, Gary Holloway offers a story about how God establishes the house of David. Take a moment to ponder as you read this blog and 2 Samuel 7, who has established where you live, move, and have your being.

Do you become overly self-aware in worship? Are you willing to become undignified in order to worship how the Holy Spirit is leading you to worship or serve? David in 2 Samuel 6 becomes very undignified, but why? What happens when he really worships without any thought of how he looks?

David calls upon unseen angel armies to fight battles for him against the Philistines. Do we have that kind of power at our disposal today? Have you ever tried calling angel armies to fight your battles?

We sometimes believe lies we tell ourselves, others, even to God. Are you careful about what you repeat in words, online, to yourself, to others, and to God?

The news of Saul’s death came to David through an unnamed Amalekite who may have expected a reward from David for finishing off Saul who had apparently not succeeded in taking his own life by falling on his sword. Read about what David does in response in today’s Journey Bible Project blog.

Ever feel like civil war could break out with your own kin? It’s happened before in U.S. history and continues in our world today. The world of the Bible was no different, as the story of David illustrates in today’s Journey Bible Project Blog.