God does love us. There is no denying that. But we cannot dismiss the fact that God doesn’t want to force us to love him. The Bible is clear that we have to choose to believe in Jesus and love God back for what he’s done for us.

For the believer today, spiritual warfare is as real and intense as combat on the battlefield was for David in the Old Testament. Therefore, like David, the believer must learn how to properly war and fight. The inability to do so ensures a defeated spiritual walk.