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The Bible contains a lot of information about David. Some of it is not very flattering. If we were to think of all the information like a picture, we would see that the blemishes in David’s life are not removed. The picture includes all the warts, blemishes and spots in David’s life without “touch-ups.” Baxendale wrote, “God lets us see some blemishes in His best servants that we may neither be too highly conceited by flesh and blood, nor too much dejected when we have sinned.” The truth is, as humans, we are looking for the Ideal Human, whether we know it or not.

The friendship between Jonathan and David is legendary. Their love, respect and care for one another is a beautiful example of mutual commitment and devotion. Friendship is not unique to Christians or the Bible. Friendship is a universal blessing and privilege. The blessings of friendship are many. Someone has said that “friendship doubles our joys and halves our sorrows.” David’s life was saved by Jonathan’s diligence and intervention.

Companies like 23andMe will analyze a person’s DNA to help them understand what people groups they came from, who they are connected to and thereby provide some context for a person’s life. The desire for this information reminds us that most people have a desire to know where they came from, who they are and why they are here. This self-awareness is unique to humans because God has “put eternity in our hearts,” according to Ecclesiastes 3:11. We want to know where we fit, if we have a purpose for being here and what comes after “this.”

A popular author wrote a book a few years ago titled, “The Forgotten God.” It was about “our tragic neglect of the Holy Spirit.” I’m not sure if “our” means all people in the church, his people or what people exactly. It’s obvious that some believers have neglected the Holy Spirit because there is no fruit of the Spirit in their lives. However, it seems a bit hyperbolic to imply that the whole church has neglected the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever observed the irrational behavior of someone and wondered how they thought what they were doing was a good idea? Have you ever been the one with the irrational behavior? Looking back on your own actions, you can’t believe you did what you did and may still be wondering why you did it! There are a number of reasons that people do crazy things. Sometimes lack of experience leads people to believe they are capable of more than they think.