None Too Old to Serve the King

Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 19:33)David arrived at one of the final low points of his life. The beloved king had not outgrown sorrow — nor escaped the consequences of his sin. The child of his adultery had died. And God had promised, “The sword shall never depart from your house” (2 Samuel 12:10). Because he had killed Uriah with the enemy’s blade, the sword of his own son now thirsted for his blood.David gave up the throne without resistance. He