God, our helper,
by your Holy Spirit open our minds
and lead us into your truth
for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Two patterns today:
In 14:14 the wise woman from Tekoa says, “Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him.” She is giving wisdom about God for Absalom to come back, but this is a phrase that tells a universal truth that applies directly to us as well. God makes a way where it seems there is no way. This is a timeless pattern for God.
In 15:25 David refuses to try to manipulate God by bringing the ark along. For all of David’s impulsiveness, we don’t find him trying to use God for his own advantage. This is David’s pattern (and the pattern for good leadership). Unfortunately, this will not always be the pattern for Israel and Judah.
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