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Intro: We’re back in 2 Samuel we’ve been following the life of one of the greatest men in all the Bible…King David…now with that said, we are portion of his life where If David Public Image consultant, they would go to great lengths to bury these records…Because it’s been full of David’s Failure’s as a King, as a Father, and as a Man of God...
This testifies to the authenticity of Bible…It is brutally honest honest with it’s Hero’s
Abraham struggled to protect his wife
Moses was a killer
Paul had
Jacob played favorites with his kids
Samuel wasn’t the best dad in the world
And David pretty much all of those things going on
And Yet God would use them greatly...
1 cor 1:
and last week we between Israel led by Absalom and David’s men which resulted in Absalom’s death...
and last week we witnessed a war between Israel led by Absalom and David’s men which resulted in Absalom’s death...
and last week we between Israel led by Absalom and David’s men which resulted in Absalom’s death...
On hearing the news about Absalom we read this...
2 sam :
So here we have the scene, David has gone from exiled King to grieving Father...
He was grieving because as wicked as Absalom was he was still David’s son, and now matter how far our kids wonder, no matter deep their decent…their still our kids and their is a larger portion of our hearts that they take with them on their journey
He was grieving because He knew that his sin was the soil in which Absalom’s sin and eventual would come out of....
With all that said, Absalom is dead, and now it’s time for the David to return to Jerusalem and to his throne
(Prop) Today we’re gonna follow this passage in 2 movments
We’re gonna talk about the King’s grief v.1-7
We’re gonna talk about the King’s graciousness v.8-15
A picture of grief v.1-7
So Let’s talk about Joab for a second, because he’s had a lot to do with whats going on here…as he’s the reason Absalom came back, and he’s the one who killed Absalom
Joab is David’s complicated Nephew and it’s hard to get a gage on him, he’s has a heart thats loyal to David one min and then in the next he’s proving himself to disloyal and unpredictable...
And He showed himself more unpredictable by killing absalom even after David clearly said “Deal gently with Absalom”
Here’s a question: Why did he do that?…the
more I’ve thought about it the more I realized their was a point of change in Joab relationship with David
Here’s the point...
2 sam 11:14
He knew something about David that possibly no one but the Lord and those two mean knew…David sent orders to Joab for the Murder of Uriah the Husband of Bathsheba
I believe this changed the way Joab looked at David
App: The Effects of sin are so much greater then you could ever imagine...
So lets read all of this again...
2 sam 19:
So after receiving the news about the kings about the king’s great grief, so he goes up to the chamber where David was mourning and He doesn’t console him, he actually rebukes him…His grief was having an adverse effect on the people...
This speaks to us about 2 things
As the Leader goes…the People go
2 SAM 19:
2 sam 19:4
You know, Joab could have been grieving and this wouldn’t have happened, Abishi could have been grieving and this wouldn’t have happened…but David’s grief changed an entire nation
This makes me think of Harod chapter 2 when he heard news about Jesus’ birth
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We see it…as the leader goes…so does the people
Wether it’s a business, a church, a family, if the Leader is the troubled, those under him or her will be as well.
App: Pray for your leaders
Help them
Minister to your leaders
App: If your a leader your spiritual and emotional health is important…so we must do what needs to be done try and address the issue
Because David was so strong and brilliant in the art of war
Be honest
Let’s pick it
Be around people who can speak into your life help you see your blindspots
Here’s the 2nd thing...
Grief
Grief is a powerful thing
David’s grief changed his men’s victory into mourning v.2
David’s grief alienated him from those who loved him and were there to help him v.5, 6,
David’s grief was gonna cause issues in the future v.7
This portion talks to us about the power of grief…so we’re gonna talk about grief for a min
Grief is natural and at times appropriate
The Ability to grieve is a part of being made in the image of God…
Jesus was grieved of Lazarus, he wept over the Jerusalem
To grieve and Mourn to is human
There are obvious seasons where grief is not only human it’s needed...
“God didn’t create the tear duct to simply moisten the eye…but as a release valve for the heart”
Excessive grief can be unhealthy
David was greiving an inappropriate amount for Absalom considering the circumstances…and it had become detrimental for those around him...
Great example of this is Samuel
Notice that God didn’t say “why are you crying”…he simply said…it’s time to stop crying…because I’m not done with you
You might say that a part of Samuel’s grief would have kept bound to that moment, never moving forward…But God said…It’s time to move forward
It’s not about being fake about your feelings…it’s about not being enslaved to them
Some wisdom for those who are grieving
I am leery whenever we talk about things like this some of you have lost very close loved one…
but here’s the a few wisdom pieces on this...
Give yourself time to grieve
I’ve seen some do this naturally, and I’ve seen others throw themselves into the next new thing…which doesn’t cure the grief, it just covers the grief and when it boils to the surface it’s 10 times more passionate
Find comfort in God’s promises
The bible says believers who we’ve lost can grieve with hope
The bible says believers who we’ve lost can grieve with hope
Jesus never said we would be shielded from things like pain, sickness, loss…He said he would overcome them...
It’s Human to mourn, it’s human, to cry, but as christians, we don’t mourn the way the world mourns…we grieve with hope
Our hope Is Jesus Christ and his resurrection
Here’s Paul talking about Jesus’ resurrection and what that means for those who have put their faith in Jesus for salvation...
Losing someone on this side of eternity must be the single most painful event one can experience…but the sting of that loss
How do you deal with grief?
Be honest about it
Some people are struggling
“Some Christians sorrow at times in death and tragedy like those who have no hope in God and this is a wrong thing to do.
If your dear one’s are dead, you can not restore them to life by your unbelief, and if they still survive, it would be a pity to be downcast and unbelieving when there is no occasion for it.
your strength is to sit still, remember you are a Christian and a Christian is expected to be more self possessed than those who have no God to fly too.”
“Some Christians sorrow at times in death and tragedy like those who have no hope in God and this is a wrong thing to do.
If your dear one’s are dead, you can not restore them to life by your unbelief, and if they still survive, it would be a pity to be downcast and unbelieving when there is no occasion for it.
your strength is to sit still, remember you are a Christian and a Christian is expected to be more self possessed than those who have no God to fly too.”
Comfort others
Let God redeem that lost or that tragedy by now using it as a launching board to ministry to others...
2 cor 1:3-
Utilize others
Utilize others
Understand you that don’t need to just be on the giving end…you need to receive as well
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