The Life of David - Part 14

II Samuel 13:1-29

There is no pain harder to bear than domestic difficulty. We can bounce back from setbacks at work, problems with friends, or even physical battles. However, when it comes to family problems, wayward kids, or husband and wife disagreements; they have a way of breaking our spirits and stealing our joy. No one is immune from such problems whether they be a common person or even the king! David compromised God's standard and brought upon himself more pressure from within the home. Tonight as we look into the life of David we should take heed of our own lives and families.

I. Statements from Scripture

II. Problems in the Palace.

Everything that God had said would happen came about. David suffered the consequences of his sin. They were not easy for him to bear, they never are. It is no wonder that David cried, out, "would to God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!" Sometimes the consequences are so difficult to bear that we wish we had died rather than suffer them. God said, "Be not deceived, God is not mocked, whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

Where do we go from here? We must go on and not quit. We must humble ourselves and face up to the consequences.