“Tough Lessons”

Psalm 27: 2, 3: “When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war arise against me, in spite of this I shall be confident.” We’ve seen recently David’s struggles, and how they developed him into Israel’s greatest king. Similarly we’ve seen how Solomon never fought a battle, never had a conflict. He ended up being deceived away from the Lord by the quest for comfort. I can imagine that Davic eventually regretted that he didn’t take his son and heir to his throne into the battlefield once in a while. It’s too late for him, but not for us …