We Are Men Like David
At first glance, this declaration may seem grandeous and presumptuous. But, I don't think it is. David's life, out of all the men in the Bible, is laid bare to us in a way that is unique. We see David's entire life from boyhood to warrior to king to sage. We see him as a confident young man. We see him forgotten and left out. We see him rise in standing with men and then we see him fall. We see him suffer profound loss of friendship and relationship. We see him run and we see him fight. We see him as a warrior. We see him as a leader of men. We see him as a King. We see him struggle and fall to sexual sin and adultery. We see him murder. We see him remorseful and utterly undone. We see him fall to pride. We see him longing for God. We see him betrayed. We see him struggle with family issues, some for which he is responsible. We see him suffer the loss of a beloved son. We see him declared a "man after God's own heart"