The heart of God the Father who inclines towards us.

Due to the death of his son Absalom,

David wept and mourned, crying out,

"My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!

If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!"

(2 Sam. 18:33; Ref.: 19:4).

His grief caused "the victory that day to be turned into mourning for all the people,"

and they "crept back into the city that day as people creep back

in who are ashamed when they flee in battle" (19:1-3).

Although David's heart was inclined towards his dead son Absalom,

when the people wanted to bring him back to the palace,

David focused on turning the heart of all the men of Judah as one man (v. 14).

The heart of God the Father was also inclined towards us

when His Son Jesus Christ cried out on the cross,

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

(Mt. 27:46).

Therefore, our hearts are now turned together

solely towards the Lord, the King of kings

(Rev. 19:16).