A HEART FOR GOD Devotionals through the Life of David Part I of II

In A Heart for God: Devotionals through the Life of David, stories of King David become modern-day checkpoints for believers who desire a heart that chases after God. One of the most relatable characters in the Bible, David has struggled with many of the same issues the modern-day Christian faces: family problems, personal struggles with sin, and even adversity from outside sources. As the reader walks with David as he walks with God, they begin to understand how having a heart for God serves as a bulwark against the trials of life. With his unique brand of Bible study and storytelling, this first of two devotionals helps believers walk in David's footsteps as they, too, develop a heart for God.

Rev. Hodari K. Hamilton, a native of Sacramento, CA, serves as the senior pastor of the historic First Baptist Church, the first African-American church in Charlottesville, VA. Hamilton earned his Master of Divinity from the Virginia Union University, Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. His formal studies also include a Bachelors degree from Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA, Princeton Seminary Engle Fellow 2009, and studies at the University of Alabama and Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, Hamilton established the Rev. Dr. Fred G. Sampson and Rev. Dr. Lance D. Watson Preaching Collection at the L. Douglas Wilder Library at Virginia Union University. As a revivalist, Rev. Hamilton believes preaching should be real, relevant, and relational. He has spread the gospel of Christ for 22 years including 15 years pastoring. Hamilton and his wife, Rev. Khadijah Hamilton, M.Div., are the proud parents of five amazing children.