Vengeance Anyone?

Do you know what stands out to me the most about David's story in the Bible? It's not that he was a man after God's heart, which most assuredly inspires me. It's not that he ultimately repented and was forgiven for his sin of staying home from war to have an illicit affair and arrange for the killing of his lover's husband, though I most certainly am inspired by his repentance and God's mercy on him. What stands out above all else in David's story is something entirely else.

David was persecut...