Series “David – King of Hearts”. Sermon. “A Heart Of Resilience”

Series “David – King of Hearts”. Sermon. “A Heart Of Resilience”

David is now 29 years old. He is still on the run, staying alive. Turned a broken community into an army. He’s in the space between.

Luke 8:15 (NIV) “But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.”

resilience:—the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”   Thomas Edison

“There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start anew.”  

                  Thomas Edison

Three weeks after the fire, Edison managed to deliver the first phonograph.

The inventor’s 24-year old son, Charles, searched frantically for his father. He finally found him, calmly watching the fire, his face glowing in the reflection, his white hair blowing in the wind. “My heart ached for him,” said Charles. “He was 67—no longer a young man—and everything was going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, ‘Charles, where’s your mother?’ When I told him I didn’t know, he said, ‘Find her. Bring her here. She will never see anything like this as long as she lives.’”

The next morning, Edison looked at the ruins and said, “There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start anew.” Three weeks after the fire, Edison managed to deliver the first phonograph.

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”    Winston Churchill

1 Samuel 30:1 “Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire,…”

Ziklag:— winding, applying pressure to expose what is contained inside, to smelt, to  squeeze

The place between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Between the promise and manifestation

1 Samuel 30:4  “Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.”

1 Samuel 30:6  “Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”

You will get through your worst day.

1. Weep

John 11:35 “Jesus wept.”

Psalm 56:8 (LB) “You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded every one in your book.”

2 Corinthians 2:4  “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.”

Psalm 30:5 “Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.”

There is sadness but grief will not conquer me because Joy Comes!!! 

2. Be Still

“But David …” vs. 6.  Don’t run, hide, argue, or blame.  Don’t let your anger turn into bitterness.

STOP! Get a hold of yourself. 

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Exodus 14:13 “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord”

3. Strengthen Yourself In God

“But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”  vs. 6

In the middle of this tragedy David was drawing on the resources of God.

“ But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,”  Jude 20

Psalm 84:5-7“Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca,They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; …”

4. Ask God What To Do

Vs 8 “So David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?’ And He answered him, ‘Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.’”

God is ready to give you a living word.

Psalm 138:3  “When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.” 

5. Act On His Word

“So David went,…”  Vs 9

Obedience is the acid test of faith. Only the word you do is active in your life.

6. Stay Sweet

“Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water.” Vs 11-15

“They shall share alike.” Vs. 24

Feed the hungry and broken.

Inspire the discouraged. 

7. Be Thankful

Vs, 19 “Nothing was missing, small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David recovered all.”

“He has preserved us and has delivered into our hands the troop that came against us.”  Vs 24

Always give glory to God as your source.

8. Share With Others

“Here is a gift for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord:” Vs. 26

Bless others as a testimony of God’s goodness in your life. 

God always gives you more than enough so that you have seed to sow.

 2 Samuel 2:4  “And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.” 

You Can Persevere Recover All And Realize Your Destiny! 

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