Developing a Heart like His: Life Lessons from the Life of David

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Developing a Heart like HisLife Lessons from
the Life of David

• Lesson 8A Heart of Gold and Feet of Clay

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Davids State of Affairs

• Fifty years old
• King for 20 years
• Distinguished man of God
• Composer of music
• Faithful shepherd
• Valiant warrior
• Leader of his people
• Man of passion as well as compassion

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Davids All-Time High

• Our most difficult times are not when things are
  going badly.
• Hard times create dependent people.

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Weakness for Women

• Many concubines and multiple wives
• Against Gods will (Deut. 1714-17)

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Bathshebas Role

• Very beautiful
• Lacking in modesty

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The Cover Up
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The Rest of the Story

• Cave of Adullam
• Davids Mighty Men (2 Samuel 23)
• The Ultimate Betrayal

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Practical Points

• Remember whose you are.
• God had chosen David.
• David had lost sight of Gods intentions for him.
• 1 Corinthians 619b-20
• You are not your own you were bought with a
  price. Therefore, honor God with your body.

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Practical Points

• If you dont run, you will fall.
• David should have left the roof .
• The more you sin, the easier it gets.
• 1 Corinthians 618
• Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a
  man commits are outside his body, but he who sins
  sexually sins against his own body .

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Practical Points

• Be part of the answer to common problems with
  sensuality, not part of the problem.
• Give thought to your actions, your dress, your
  looks, and your conduct.

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Practical Points

• Do the next right thing.
• One of two options
• Repent
• Cover up
• Doing the next wrong thing leads to more wrong
  things.

Lust? Sex ? Deceit ? Murder
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No matter how bad you think youve been, the next
right thing is always confession and repentance,
which is followed by forgiveness.