Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said: ‘I have set the crown on one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people. I have found my servant David; with my holy oil I have anointed him; my hand shall always remain with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him. I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him... (Psalm 89:19-24)

The love of David for God - and the love of God for David - is a great teaching.

David was a complex man: courageous, creative, and affectionate. He was a talented poet, skilled musician, and fearsome warrior. He was a man of deep faith.

David was also a murderer, adulterer, manipulator, and audacious teller of lies.

God loved David. God chose David. God also held David accountable. But God's love for David was steadfast, unconditional, and faithful.

God did not love David despite his flaws. God loved David including his flaws. God valued David fully, wholly, and completely.

David was always open to God. David was constantly in relationship with God. David did not trust in himself. David trusted only in God.

Because David - even in his sinfulness - remained open to and in relationship with God the redemptive potential of God's love was always with him.

Above is King David Chooses Bathsheba by Willie Rodger.