What should he do now?
“It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?’ And the Lord said to him, ‘Go up.’ David said, ‘Where shall I go up?’ And He said, ‘To Hebron.’”
– 2 Samuel 2:1 NKJV
[Proverbs 24:16] For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
No one wants to be defeated. “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead.” – Romans 6:13
Don’t overlook the real cause. “Satan … was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” – Revelation 12:9
[Mark 10:21] Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
That’s very human… “Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” – Genesis 11:4 KJV
He offered the solution. “Anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.” – Revelation 3:18 (NKJV)