DAILY READINGS: Leviticus 14:33-57; Psalm 119:41-72; Mark 5:1-20
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption. Acts 13:36
David's life from a teenage boy until the end of his forty year reign was a mixture of testings, temptations and triumphs. His generation was extremely difficult—one that he would not have wished for. He knew the humiliation of rejection, disloyalty of family, the disgrace and consequences of sinning. Yet through sincere repentance, he regained his confidence and trust in God. Ultimately God described him as a man after His own heart. What a source of strength and comfort his life and psalms are for us as we too face the trials and testings of life. —Drew Craig
My soul crieth out: restore me again and give me the strength to take,
The narrow path of righteousness, e’en for His own name’s sake. —Jesse S. Irvine