24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and hebirth to awent to her and made love to her. She gaveson, and they named him Solomon. The LORD lovedhim; - P164
25 and because the LORD loved him, he sent wordthrough Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.
25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah(which means "beloved of the LORD"), as the LORD had commanded. - P164
30 David took the crown from their king‘s head, and itwas placed on his own head. It weighed a talent of gold,
and it was set with precious stones. David took a greatquantity of plunder from the city. - P165
The child that Uriah‘s wife had borne to David becomes ill and dies. When Da-vid hears this, he changes out of his mourning clothes and goes to worship theLord. - P163
David and Bathsheba have another son, and they name him Solomon.
David and his army go to Rabbah and capture it. He takes a great amount ofplunder and consigns the people to labor. - P163
This passage communicates two things that hold great significance forthe future of the kingdom. First, Israel‘s future king, Solomon, is bornto David and Bathsheba. - P166
Second, David is determined to put the pastbehind him. He does what he should have done to begin with heleads Israel‘s army in battle. - P166
When we sin, are often tempted to dwellon our mistakes and losses and live in the past. But God has dealt withour past by nailing our sins to the cross of Jesus Christ. - P166
Moreover, Hepromises to take care of our future and invites us to attend to the hereand now. - P166
And as we focus our energies on the present, we are able tomove forward into the future that He has prepared for us. - P166
Do not letyour past keep you from reengaging with the present. - P166
Dear Jesus, thank you that we can present our requests to You. Help us to trust inYou when we do not get the answers we wanted. Remind us of Your faithfulnessand walk with us in those hard times. In Your name, amen. - P167
As the poorest nation in the Americas, Haiti has seen everything from devastating naturaldisasters to assassinated presidents. - P166
There is a high rate of unemployment, and corruptionruns deep in the government‘s veins. - P166
Civil unrest has meant that they have had to receivepeacekeeping assistance from the United Nations. - P166
Most Haitians consider themselves RomanCatholic, but they mix their beliefs with voodooism. - P166
Still, as the gospel continues to spreadthrough missions organizations and other means like the radio, God is working to restorethis nation. - P166
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