2 Samuel 11-13

Chapter 12 verses 15 through 23 recounts David's reactions to God's punishment. God confronted David with his sin of adultry and murder so that he could take Bathsheba as his wife. David's confession permitted God to apply his grace and remove David's sin, but there one consequence of these sins was that the child born of the adultry would die. Dav I'd appealed to the LORD who had forgiven him for 7 days. But God was faithful to the word he had given Nathan and the child died. To the king's servants David's actions were confusing. If he moured while the child was alive what would he do when the child died. But David's fasting was not from a heart in mourning but from a heart of hope that the God of peace would restore the child. When God confirmed his judgement against David by allowing the child to die David did what he always did: he worshipped God. That is a powerful example of faith the I need to develope in my life as well.
It took me about 13 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart