BOLD Daily Devotional: A Place Called There

Today we're picking up 2 Samuel.

2 Samuel chapter 2.

2 Samuel 2 · chapter mention

2 Samuel chapter 19.

2 Samuel 19 · chapter mention

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2 Samuel chapter 19.

2 Samuel 19 · chapter mention

And we find David returning back home.

Returning back there.

It's interesting because as we talk um at Bowl, we've got a running series called A Place Called There.

And the times we've been able to teach here, the topics we've talked about in the place called There have been applicable.

So today we're going to continue with a place called There, emphasis on the journey back there.

The journey back there.

I'm going to come straight from my notes.

I apologize.

The journey back there.

The first part, verse 1 through 8, we see David and his troops have just won the battle over Absalom.

Absalom was one of his sons who led the rebellion against David.

He had convinced 10 of the 12 tribes to make him king.

And they and their wise counsel thought that it would be better to attack David, to run David out, to embarrass him publicly, to do a lot of different things, to kind of go after, I'm sorry, to go after David and his reign, to challenge his authority.

So as the anointing would have it, you can almost say, David wins.

David and his troops win.

Unfortunately, one of the ways, for lack of a better term, David wanted to win wasn't realized.

David wanted his troops to win, but he wanted his son to live.

His troops, the people who fought for him, had a different ending to this particular story.

So Absalom ends up dead.

As a part of that, what happens is David grieves the loss of his son.

And in verse one through eight, David is challenged by the leader of his troops.

It's like, hey man, you have a lot of people that put their lives on the line for you.

And for you to pretty much give more regard for the one person that you've lost.

Not saying that it's wrong to be lost your son, but to do so in a way that devalues and disrespects the men and women who stuck beside you during this particular journey, it needs to be addressed as well.

So David gets up and he goes to his place at the temple gates, at the city gates, I apologize.

And he has a choice to make.

Do I process my grief while at the same time moving forward publicly?

And I kind of gave way, kind of buried the lead there.

He chose to move forward publicly.

Not truly all the way there yet, but at a place where now it's like the decision had to be made.

So he does.

He gets back, he pulls stuff together, and the people begin to change their continents.

Why?

Because their leadership is being restored.

Once again, this is why we pray for those in leadership.

This is why we do that.

This is why we will continue to pray for those in leadership.

In business, in um healthcare, arts and media, in education sector, we pray for spiritual leadership.

We pray for leadership in our families.

We pray for leadership government-wise, from the world leaders on down to local HOA.

Because if you live in the HOA community, you know that they need God as well.

That's why we do that.

Why?

Because their consciousness can affect a lot of different things.

And honestly, this is why for some of you all, you should be in leadership.

I understand that it may be a lot of chaos and crap that you may not want to deal with, but you know that there's a stirring in your heart, and I know that for some of us, it's like the righteous are not in power.

You are a righteous man and woman of God.

God's giving you the insight, He's giving you the supportive people.

You should be in power.

So we're praying for you as well, future leader.

So that's verse one through eight.

Verse 9 through 15, we see David's going back, going back to a familiar place.

We see the people of Israel, and well, the people, the people of Israel, they start having a conversation.

Why are we not making him the king?

And so they come back and they start having a conversation with David, like, hey, let's do this.

David reached out to Judah in particular, like, hey, why aren't you welcoming me back?

So a Mesa moves forward and he rallies the people of Judah to come around and say, hey, let's accept David back as our king.

So David begins the journey back to a place where he's been publicly humiliated and publicly shamed.

It's rightfully his place, it's rightfully his house.

You know, he's anointed king, we know that.

But he's had sometimes we have situations that we can't just run away from.

It's almost like after the after it's all said and done, we kind of have to live with the results of that.

Because for sometimes it's like I know in certain cultures, you want a clean start, you know what?

Want to go back there, you know, want to go different part of the country, you know, start over.

It's not the case for David.

His anointing, his place of positioning is there was the king of Israel from Jerusalem.

So he has to go there.

Go back there.

He has to face a lot of people, and vice versa.

People have to face him.

The question is, as you are going back there, how do you go back there?

Do you go back there bitter?

Do you go back there seeking vengeance, looking for blood?

How do you return back to a place where you were humiliated?

Your name was drugged through the mud.

So David gives us a way forward.

We see that some people, Shema and Mophiboshev are amongst other people who come out.

Look, man, we understand our role in this.

This has such Jacob and Esau vies.

I feel I'm sorry to have the moment right now.

We understand our role in this.

We understand what we did, and we understand we deserve to die.

So David has all the power.

Some of us is like, yes, I have all the power now.

You know what?

Because you you did me wrong, forget God.

I'm gonna do this myself.

But we see, you know, David having a different opposite approach.

It's like, today's not a day for war.

Today is not a day for war.

So he spares a lot of lives that honestly he would have been justified.

And if Joab or other people would have been with him, they probably would have dealt differently.

But David in this moment is like, you know what?

Not today.

This is critical because as some of us, there are things that God put in your heart that you had that you felt like the enemy has, like Latoran Wells saw, the enemy has taken from you.

Whether it was some things that we got to a place where our character couldn't keep us, or it was stolen from you, but it was rightfully yours.

As you go back, because God is God wants to get you to your earth.

Jeremiah 20, he has an expected end for you.

He has some things that is yours, that he wants you to have before you transition from earth to heaven.

As you go back there, do you go back there bitter or you go back there better because what God has done for you, his faithfulness while you're away.

Jucta pose this with the story of Jacob and Esau.

Jacob's destiny was always on the west.

You card we talked about this before we left beyond.

And so Jacob had to face his brother.

A lot of people, a lot of times, particularly we Christians, especially Christians, we get saved and we're like, no, I don't want to deal with these people ever again.

So we would rather touch people from a distance as opposed to how to face them straight up.

Like, you know, yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm over here, I won't have to deal with you.

But your destiny called you to have to run across these people's path.

How will you go back through?

Will you go back through as one who's anointed, appointed of God still, as one who God has shown his mercy, his favor, as one who God has never given up on?

Or do you go back?

Yeah, you did this, you did that, da da da da da da da da da da da da da da?

And so you never seek to consult God or give him a chance to say in the natural, both are justified.

In the natural, both are justified, but we know there is a way in the spirit where God is like, Hey, uh, this is how I want you to respond.

And our example to the cross.

One of his final words on earth, Father forgive them.

Just saying.

As we continue, verse 31 through 39.

Let's remember to honor those who helped us along the way.

We always give honor.

There's a man, Barzillia, I'm sure I said that wrong.

David honors him.

Why he helped him along the way.

And honestly, as we wind down, verse 40 through 43.

Being restored doesn't mean everything has been repaired.

David comes back.

But we see that the the tribe of Israel and Judah are still divided.

David's coming back to unite, so they've all tried to make things right with David, but they're still divided.

They have different opinions, different points of views.

Your acceptable can weigh more than mine.

But it's like, what's going on?

Here we go.

Once you get back there, there's more work to be done.

As we're being restored to our places, as our visions and dreams, as the purpose of God is being restored to our hearts, there is work to be done there.

So consider the things that you encounter along the way.

Grieve what needs grieving.

Get up and move when it's time to move.

Forgive for what shouldn't follow you.

Reconsider what you may not understood.

Honor those to help you survive.

And keep walking while God repairs what remains.

And with that, I'm gonna stop today.