How can we wait patiently when God’s promises seem so long in coming? This week we see from 2 Samuel 7 how God’s great promises to David were fulfilled beyond expectation 1000 years later in Jesus, God’s promised king, and how that gives us hope to wait patiently for God’s promises and cry out to Him in prayer.

Uzzah, one of the cart drivers, lies dead next to the Ark. What went wrong? This week we see from 2 Samuel 6 how God’s king leads us in learning to fear God and praise him together.

We just need to read the news to see that our world and our nation are a mess. If we’re honest, our own lives are full of mess too. Is there any real hope amidst all the mess of our fallen world? This week we see from 2 Samuel 2:1-5:5 how we can live with real hope because even in the mess of our broken world, God is faithful to keep his promises through His King.

Saul is dead.  An Amalekite tries to use Saul’s death for political gain.  David knowing full well Saul was a bad king also knew the good Saul did.  And David honours and respects Saul, the Lord’s Anointed King.

Are you weary and tired? Feeling burdened? Labouring under a heavy load? This week we see from Matthew 11:20-30 how Jesus, the Gentle King who truly reveals the Father, pronounces judgment on those who reject Him but gives real rest to those who come to Him.