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MORNING— When God Fills the House “It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD.” The temple was finished. Stone set. Cedar in place. Gold gleaming. Years of planning and labor had come to an end. The leaders of Israel gathered. The ark was carried…

MORNING— Every Man Under His Own Fig Tree🌳 “So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree🌳, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.” There are moments in Scripture when the narrator pauses and lets us take in a wide-angle view. First Kings 4 is…

MORNING— Requested: An Understanding Heart “So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” David’s story does not end with everything neatly resolved. When Solomon steps into the throne, he inherits more than a crown—he inherits…

MORNING— The Bitter End of a Beautiful Name 🌳 “Now Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak 🌳, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth…”…

MORNING— The Cost That Remains “So Absalom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel.” One of the hardest truths Scripture teaches is this: sin can be forgiven and still carry consequences. David experienced both.God forgave him.But God also told him plainly that the sword would not depart from his house. The death of…

MORNING— When Sin is Managed, Not Confessed “But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.” David’s plan was simple: cover it up and move on. David had taken Bathsheba, another man’s wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant. Uriah, her husband, was sent to the battlefield by…

MORNING— The King Who Remembers “Then David said, ‘Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’” In 1988, on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, a fifteen-year-old boy named Peter Mutabazi survived by remaining unseen. Known only as “Garbage Boy,” he begged, stole food, and…

MORNING— Joy Without Constraint “And David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod.” Recently, at a McDonald’s, I had just visited the condiment bar and was on my way back to my seat when I found my path blocked. Between me and my table stood two…

MORNING— From Anointing to Appointment “So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron; and they anointed David king over Israel.” Before we step into 2 Samuel 5, we need to snatch a breath—and catch up. David’s was not…

MORNING— Jealousy Sinks Saul “Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, ‘They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?’ Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.” When David returns from battle,…