A Man of Destiny | 2 Samuel 5:17-25

The Bible calls David a man after God's own heart -- and then tells us, without flinching, about the wives, the pride, the census, and Bathsheba. Pastor Matt walks through the whole of David's life, the right way and the wrong way to honor God, and lands on a question none of us can dodge: does your heart's desire mirror God's heart?

KEY POINTS:

* David was a passionate man -- and some of those passions almost derailed his life.

* David indulged himself in unrestrained extremes. Whatever he did, he did with all his heart, for better and for worse.

* David was a man of destiny, but he waited on God's timing. Twice he could have seized the throne, and twice he chose obedience.

* Does your heart's desire mirror God's heart? God wants to give you the desires of your heart -- but the question is what those desires are.

* When you pursue God's heart, you discover He put you here to do something nobody else can do.

* All you are and all you have comes from God -- and that is what makes a grateful heart.

SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 5:17-25

Don't miss the moment in the cave at En Gedi. Saul is hunting David with 3,000 men and wanders into the very cave where David is hiding. David's men are certain this is God's gift. David cuts the corner of Saul's robe -- and is immediately conscience-stricken. "I would rather be obedient to God than to be the king."

From First Methodist Church Wetumpka

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