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*2 Samuel 15*
*Fellowship of His Sufferings **Sunday, Feb 4th 2007*
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*In this world you will have tribulation…Jesus promised*:* *
· Amp - *In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration;* *:*
· *Trial*: /trouble or hardship that tests one’s ability to endure/
· *Distress*: /Mental suffering, pressure, anxiety/
· *Frustration* /something that blocks, thwarts, upsets/
· Life is Hard…sometimes very hard
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*Being a Christian, following God – does not exempt from*
· Being God’s man…God’s king didn’t for David
*Today – continuing study in David’s* *life*
· Open Bibles to *2 Sam 15*.
*:* Revisit this chapter
*Background –been king for 25-30 years (55-60 years old)*
· At a time in life- where many are hoping to take it easy
o David discovers, like many, no such time
· David enters a time of great trial, trouble – hard
· Problems, situations seem to dog pile him
· Perhaps one of the most difficult seasons in life
*Lets begin by seeking to identify the trials that hit David*
\\ *I. **Trials…often come in Waves*
*1. **Trial of Personal Consequences **2 Sam 12:11-12*
a. Sin has consequences…that can last long time
b.
David acknowledges in *Ps 69:5-6* *:*
c.
One of the hardest part of trials – often own fault
*2. **Trial of Family Rebellion **2 Sam 15:10-13** *
a. Absalom – his son…perhaps heir…turned against
*b.
**Rebellion…of a child against a parent–wants to kill David*
i) Say the word, w~/o much adding – tough
*c.
**Few trials equal what this is in a heart of a parent*
i) Interesting in David’s psalms – doesn’t write on
ii) Not because not there…just how to write
iii) When Absalom dies – amazing grief, guilt
*3. **Trial of Friends Rejection **2 Sam 15:12**, 31; 16:23** *
a. Ahithophel – David’s friend, counselor...more
b.
When David hears– it crushes him *Ps 55:12-14**; 41:9*
c.
A sense, never thought it would be him…familiar?
*d. **Practically – can see a possible reason– bitter.*
i) Possible Ahithophel is Bathsheba’s grandfather
ii) Or perhaps just inside information–disappointed
*e. **Lesson for friends– beware of bitterness, disappointment*
i) Serve with any Christian – discover sin, weak
ii) Ahithophel rebels and is wrong–God is w~/David
*4. **Trial of Fickle Followers – Ministry **2 Sam 15:12-13** *
a. Served them 25-30 yrs, built Jerusalem…Israel
i) Were who they were – through his effort, life
ii) In a moment…reject him – imagine feelings
b. Happens in life…ministry
*5.
**As you look over these waves – hitting at same time*
*a. **Any one of these trials by self enough to overwhelm*
i) Yet all together, piling up – heartbreaking
*b. **Hear how David feels – his thoughts in this season *
i) *Ps 3:1-2**, 55:1-8; 62:3-4; 69:1-4,20143:3-4* *:*
ii) As I read– point is that this is a hard season
iii) With one voice – these all feel God is done with David
*c. **Sometimes just helpful to see you are not alone*
i) Helpful to see such experiences are normal
ii) Even godly people, in God’s will – not exempt
*6. **Tell you more…it is this road that Jesus walked*
a. Fascinating thing in this section Psalms from this place – Messianic – foreshadow sorrow of Jesus
b. *Ps 69:7-9**,21* *:*
c. *Sorrow of sin* – not His…but ours – as our sacrifice
d. *Sorrow of a friends rejection* – quotes for Judas
e. *Sorrow of a people’s rejection* – Nation rejected
i) Jesus walks same trail David did…also in tears
*f. **Jesus understands your sorrow – can identify *
*7. **More – to really follow Jesus – is to walk this trail*
a. Jesus was honest with His followers – to follow Him was to get same treatment He got
b.
Perhaps – this is what Paul referring to in *Phil 3*
c.
One that that is true…can be wonderful fellowship with Christ in suffering
d.
In this sense – Jesus almost invites us to suffer
*Go back to David… question– is there a purpose in sufferings?*
· *Don’t want to say this is everything…but is something*
\\ *II.
**Trials…Purify*
*1. **These Trials purified away the unfaithful*
*a. **Absalom needed to go…so did Ahithophel *
i) Hard – but good – such are “blessed subtractions”
*b. **Old Elvis principle – who is really with you for you*
i) Not just struggle of rich – just have what others don’t
*2. **These Trials also Proved the faithful – shine *
i) Thousands fall away…but many remain –imagine it
*b.
**Servants were steadfast **15:14-17*
i) Think David is almost sorry for servants here
ii) Their loyalty meant much- 1st good words
*c. **Six hundred still with him **15:18*
i) 20-25 years before …David was running from Saul.
ii) These 600 joined him then.
when unpopular
iii) Decades brought popularity, crowds –but now is gone
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