Everyone knows about David’s sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent murder of her husband. Yet, did you know that David himself classified a separate event in his life as an even greater sin? The cost for this sin was higher even though the action of this sin does not seem quite as scandalous. Once confronted with his transgression and having paid the full price, David chooses to build an altar to the God who forgave him and stopped the terrible consequences form going any further. In this scene from David’s life, we receive a core Kingdom key that every follower of Jesus must carry. If we will be invited to ascend God’s holy hill like David was, we will all do so along the pathway of sacrifice for the rest of our days on earth.