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Today we’re stepping back into 2 Samuel chapter 4 — a short chapter, but one packed with tension, and difficult moral choices, and a reminder of what it means to do the right thing when everyone around you seems to be doing the opposite.

Human beings have the God‑given ability to distinguish between right and wrong.

Even people who don’t believe in the bible , still have “the works of the law written on their hearts.” They have a conscience. And that conscience, Paul says, either accuses them or excuses them.

Because while every human being has a sense of right and wrong, a lot of things can distort it.

Public opinion can distort it.

Peer pressure can distort it.

Personal preference can distort it.

And sometimes, as Scripture says, the conscience can become “damaged-seared,” no longer sensitive to God’s truth. The modern expression is that someone can lose their moral compass.

So, the question becomes: How do we live by the rules of right and wrong in a world where so many things pull us off course?

2 Samuel 4 gives us a vivid picture of that.

So, let’s step into the story….

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One of the most successful television programs in the UK in the 1960’s when I was growing up, was called Jack-a-Nory, which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. All the top actors of the day were delighted to be asked to come on it and simply sit in a chair and read a story. It began with a simple short phrase.

“Are you sitting comfortably. Let me tell you a story.”

And it had a winning formula because children love stories.

Adults love stories, and older folks love telling stories.

Stories connect with us in a way that facts alone never can.

And apparently, God agrees — because the Bible is full of stories. It’s a book that is not just commands, not just doctrines, not just principles, but stories. Real people. Real choices. With real consequences played out.

Some stories show us what to imitate.

Some show us what to avoid.

I think 2 Samuel 3 is one of those stories.

It’s messy.

It’s political.

It’s full of flawed people making questionable decisions.

And yet, right in the middle of it, God is quietly at work — moving His purposes forward, shaping His king, and teaching us something about how His work gets done in the real world.

So let’s step into the story…..

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War and peace have been with us since Cain and Abel.

Conflicts can show up in families. They show up between siblings. They show up in neighbourhoods, workplaces, churches, and nations, and they also show up in the human heart.

Conflicts and agreements — can weave their way through every generation, every community, every life. And that raises a question we all have to wrestle with at some point:

What causes conflict, and can we pursue peace?

I believe 2 Samuel chapter 2 gives us an insight into both answers. This chapter is a story of a nation trying to find its footing after the death of a king. It’s a story of loyalties, rivalries, misunderstandings, and choices…. Choices that either build peace or ignite war. And right in the middle of it all stands David, a man trying to follow God faithfully in a world that is anything but simple….

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