II Samuel 12:19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.” 20 Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
David's servants couldn't get it. How could David fast and mourn when his child was still alive, yet arise, wash himself and praise the Lord when He died? Two things rang true for David, and for us. First and foremost: An Understanding of the Sovereignty of God. He rules; He knows best; He does best. "Blessed be the name of the LORD!", whether it is hard or not. That leads to the second truth: Worship drives emotions, not the other way around. David worshipped no matter how he felt. In reality, this hard time drove David back into fellowship with God. If we only "worship" God when we feel like it, is it really worship? Or is it allowing our emotions to rule and reign?
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