ABF 19.35 LN

September 24, 2023

GOOD MORNING
”Authority must be given”
The world says to “take authority” for yourselves, but this is different than how God operates
Submission is a key component to God’s way for authority
Hope is something we want to give our faith to and the way in which we’re more easily able to submit to authority
Through David’s life we can see how hope was there despite his imperfection as a leader
David’s big sin of adultery does in a sense tarnish his character as a man. Though man is disheartened when their leaders let them down in this way, God is able to see the dynamic nature of a man like David and still be pleased with him.
2 Samuel 8: 14-15
David’s story teaches us that even those who lead a victorious life for God still need to be vigilantly against sin
2 Samuel 12
We see David’s vigor here but even he struggled in the ways in which he was warning and rebuking the people. His own vigilance fell short
What hides in our own evil schemes? What narratives do we employ to avoid confession and repentance?
David doesn’t worry the consequences of his actions so much as he worries about his trespasses against God
Psalm 51
This expression of David is blasphemy to the world yet shows how David was oriented toward God first and foremost
David looks to God for renewal rather than dwell on his own sinful nature
Are our reactions to things in the right order … with God at the center? Whether that means reacting to positive or negative things
We have a tendency to mourn for ourselves before we even consider God in our lives … to feel sorry for ourselves rather than how we failed to glorify the Lord.
1 Thess. 4: 13-14
David had the same hope as the writers of the NT
Matthew 5: 4
We see in David a man who is prepared to accept the consequence for his own sin, humbly, yet still looks to God for renewal. He accepts the good and the bad, from the same God
Ultimately David led with the hope of Christ