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What is the key to doing well when you’re in the thick of a great trouble? Life is filled with troubles; Jesus said the same in John 16, “In this world you will have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world.”

That is the key to doing well when you’re in the thick of a great trouble. To take courage, knowing that He has overcome the world. He will walk with you in that trouble and will bring you through to the other side.

There are troubles that come because we live in a troubled and broken world. There are troubles that come because of afflictions and distresses brought by others against us, and there are troubles of our own making.

The troubles of our own making are often the most difficult to understand how to respond to. It’s common for people to just assign themselves to the trouble, “After all, I deserve all this, I did this to myself. I’ll just have to endure it.”

How does God see it? Does God look at those troubles, the troubles of our own making, and say, “Don’t come to Me looking for help, you made this mess, and you can just clean it up.” I submit that God does not respond that way.

One of the things I have always loved about the Lord is that He doesn’t leave us in times of trouble, even troubles of our own making. The key is to fully trust God in those troubles, to call out to Him to help and to save.

You see this as well in the life of David. He was doing so well, but then made tragic choices that brought epic consequences. How David responded is a life lesson for us. He fully trusted God to rescue and save…

Psalm 32:5-7, I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; and You forgave the guilt of my sin… You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.

The consequences of David’s failures began to be seen in his family. His son, Amnon, raped his half-sister, Tamar, but David, paralyzed by his own sin, took no action. Finally, Tamar's brother, Absalom, took matters into his own hands and arranged for Amnon's death. Absalom then fled the country and was banished for three years while David again took no action.

Finally, David extended mercy to Absalom and had him brought back to Jerusalem but would not see his face. For two more years bitterness built up in Absalom’s heart. Finally, Absalom pleaded to see David's face and when David agreed to see him, David kissed Absalom in full reconciliation.

But it was too late. Absalom decided to conspire against David. He provided for himself the chariots and horses, and 50 men as runners before him. Giving the appearance he was a mighty warrior though he had never fought in a single battle.

He positioned himself at the gate of the city and began to win the favor of the people of Israel. When the time was right, he set up headquarters in Hebron and prepared to launch a coup d’état. He fully intended to overthrow David and make himself the king of Israel.

When David got word how deep this conspiracy was, he realized he must leave Jerusalem to spare it from the calamity of war. That is where we pick it up in chapter 15.

David was facing the greatest trouble of his life; this is his darkest hour. But here is where we learn great lessons for ourselves. You may find yourself going through a time of great trouble, and it may even be the consequences of your own doing, but these are great life lessons to receive, for they shall surely help in time of need.

I. Never Quit, Never Give up on God

 Sometimes when people encounter troubles, especially troubles of their own making, they give up on God, either because they think God has given up on them, or they’re angry at God for allowing the trouble to come in their lives in the first place.

 One of the things to appreciate about David is that he never quits, he never gives up, he believes in God, even in the troubles he brought on himself.


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