Adversity How did David survive adversity?

David’s Success 1Samuel 16: Samuel 16:11-13 anointed as king of Israel anointed as king of Israel 1Samuel 17: Samuel 17:34-36 prosperous shepherd prosperous shepherd 1Samuel 18:7 1Samuel 18:7 defeated Goliath defeated Goliath

David’s Defeats Psalm 59:1,3,6 Psalm 59:1,3,6 Saul sought to kill him Saul sought to kill him 1Chronicles 17:4; 28:3 1Chronicles 17:4; 28:3 Not allowed to build temple Not allowed to build temple 2Samuel 11 & 12 2Samuel 11 & 12 Bathsheeba, Uriah, lost child Bathsheeba, Uriah, lost child

David’s Defeats 2Samuel Samuel overthrown by son, Absalom overthrown by son, Absalom 2Samuel 20 2Samuel 20 dealt w/rebellion led by Sheba dealt w/rebellion led by Sheba 2Samuel 24:15 2Samuel 24:15 caused death of 70,000 citizens by numbering the army caused death of 70,000 citizens by numbering the army

How Did He Survive?

1Kings 1:29 And the king swore, saying, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity, …"

How Did He Survive? Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward To God To God

Psalms 7:1-2 O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.

1Chronicles 29:10-13 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name."

1Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

How Did He Survive? Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward To God To God Psalm 7:3-5 - Inward Psalm 7:3-5 - Inward Examined Self Examined Self

Psalms 7:3-5 O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, if I have repaid my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause, let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust.

How Did He Survive? Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward Psalm 7:1-2 - Upward To God To God Psalm 7:3-5 - Inward Psalm 7:3-5 - Inward Examined Self Examined Self 2Samuel 12: Forward 2Samuel 12: Forward To The Future To The Future

2Samuel 12:19-23 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead.“ Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

2Samuel 12:19-23 Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.“ He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, 'Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?‘ But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

Philippians 1:12-13 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.

Adversity Can Help Us

2Corinthians 12:7-10 2Corinthians 12:7-10 Humility Humility

2Corinthians 12:7-10 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Adversity Can Help Us 2Corinthians 12:7-10 2Corinthians 12:7-10 Humility Humility James 1:2-4 James 1:2-4 Maturity Maturity

James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Adversity Can Help Us 2Corinthians 12:7-10 2Corinthians 12:7-10 Humility Humility James 1:2-4 James 1:2-4 Maturity Maturity 2Corinthians 1:3-7 2Corinthians 1:3-7 Help Others Help Others

2Corinthians 1:3-7 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

Adversity?

Hebrews 4:14-16 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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