Shepherds hold a special place in the Bible and in our faith. Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd, and shepherds were the first to hear about Christ's birth. The most famous shepherd in the Bible is David, who wrote Psalm 23.  

David is pissed! Psalm 52 isn't your typical worship song—it's more like a diss track, a heated rant aimed at one of David's enemies, scribbled angrily in his journal.

David's situation in 1 Samuel 21 doesn't match what he writes in Psalm 34 at all. In this week's reading, David ends up in enemy territory, forced to act insane just to survive.

Imagine a tiny snowball rolling down an arctic hill, getting bigger and faster as it goes. It wouldn't have been unstoppable if someone had stopped it early. That's precisely where David finds himself this week. Let me catch you up!

David’s story shows us what’s possible—and what’s not. David was a great king and fearless warrior, but he couldn’t win the battle of the heart. However, Jesus, David’s descendant, was perfect. Fully God and fully human, He is the only one worthy to be King.