The list of David's military victories in II Samuel 8 is a reminder of God's victories on behalf of all those who embrace His promises.

David's response to God's covenant promise should teach us about how to respond in light of His promise to us in Christ.

When David wants to build God a house, grace gets there first and God is the builder, for David!

When David moves the Ark to his new capital, Jerusalem, we are given an important picture of what true worship involves.

As those redeemed by Jesus, God has called us to redeem the time for Jesus.

Our present should be impacted as we allow what God has revealed about our future redemption to fill us with hope.

How we think about our NOW, should be shaped by how we think about Christ's PAST, specifically, His past work of redemption.

Biblical 'time management' is built on the foundation of God as the Lord of time.

The death of Uzzah sobers us in light of God's holiness, and points us forward to the Redeemer's own death.