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<\/a>King David<\/p><\/div>
\nWhen it comes to heroes and heroines from the Bible, King David is one of my all-time favourites. Why? Well, I find him one of the easiest characters to relate to. The book of Samuel introduces him as Israel\u2019s mightiest king, whose legacy still lives on today. But the real man, the one behind all the victories and the triumphs, is found in his psalms. Here we see someone who is highly emotional, completely honest and utterly vulnerable. David rants and raves, praises, pleads, begs, worships and weeps. He is restless, anxious and terrified. And in his God he finds rest, contentment and peace. David is not embarrassed to show it all. In fact, he seems to share his highs and lows with everybody. He is unashamedly honest about who he is and what he is capable of. And God calls him a man after His own heart.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s one thing about King David that I\u2019ve always found a bit hard to understand. Actually, it\u2019s something I felt more than a bit guilty about a couple of years ago. See, David is quite vocal about his longing to spend time in God\u2019s house. And for the life of me, I could never muster that same enthusiasm about going to church. There, I\u2019ve said it. Oh don\u2019t get me wrong. I truly enjoyed church, loved my congregation, looked forward to the worship, learnt from the teachings. But that heart cry of David\u2019s in Psalm 27 about dwelling in the house of the Lord being the one thing he asked for? Well, in all honesty, if I had only one thing to ask of God, I doubt whether it would be to go to church. And little religious me felt terribly guilty about it. <\/p>\n