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'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
There aren't many people in the bible God describes as 'a man after my own heart,' in fact there's just one; David! For that reason it's probably worth taking a good long look at his life; so we'll take the next few days to do that. We'll see that David had a humble start but it didn't stop him reaching dizzy heights, he began as a shepherd and ended up as a king! The chances of that happening were slim to none. In those days shepherds were so low on the ladder they couldn't even witness in a court of law; their word wasn't considered reliable; yet by age thirty he was wearing the crown. But the story's not all success, during his forty years in leadership he experienced devastating failure. There are two lessons here:
1) Don't rush to judgment. It is not over until God says it's over. David's story is a warning to the self-righteous, a testimony to the justice of God that won't allow us to escape our sin's consequences, and to His love that will never let go of us.
2) God can bring good out of it. He can take every experience you've been through, both positive and negative, and make it work for good, either your good or the good of others. When you chase God's purposes in spite of your flaws, He makes '...all things work together for good...' (Romans 8:28).
written by Bob Gasse throne (1)
'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
There aren't many people in the bible God describes as 'a man after my own heart,' in fact there's just one; David! For that reason it's probably worth taking a good long look at his life; so we'll take the next few days to do that. We'll see that David had a humble start but it didn't stop him reaching dizzy heights, he began as a shepherd and ended up as a king! The chances of that happening were slim to none. In those days shepherds were so low on the ladder they couldn't even witness in a court of law; their word wasn't considered reliable; yet by age thirty he was wearing the crown. But the story's not all success, during his forty years in leadership he experienced devastating failure. There are two lessons here:
1) Don't rush to judgment. It is not over until God says it's over. David's story is a warning to the self-righteous, a testimony to the justice of God that won't allow us to escape our sin's consequences, and to His love that will never let go of us.
2) God can bring good out of it. He can take every experience you've been through, both positive and negative, and make it work for good, either your good or the good of others. When you chase God's purposes in spite of your flaws, He makes '...all things work together for good...' (Romans 8:28).
written by Bob Gass
'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
There aren't many people in the bible God describes as 'a man after my own heart,' in fact there's just one; David! For that reason it's probably worth taking a good long look at his life; so we'll take the next few days to do that. We'll see that David had a humble start but it didn't stop him reaching dizzy heights, he began as a shepherd and ended up as a king! The chances of that happening were slim to none. In those days shepherds were so low on the ladder they couldn't even witness in a court of law; their word wasn't considered reliable; yet by age thirty he was wearing the crown. But the story's not all success, during his forty years in leadership he experienced devastating failure. There are two lessons here:
1) Don't rush to judgment. It is not over until God says it's over. David's story is a warning to the self-righteous, a testimony to the justice of God that won't allow us to escape our sin's consequences, and to His love that will never let go of us.
2) God can bring good out of it. He can take every experience you've been through, both positive and negative, and make it work for good, either your good or the good of others. When you chase God's purposes in spite of your flaws, He makes '...all things work together for good...' (Romans 8:28).
written by Bob Gasse throne (1)
'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
There aren't many people in the bible God describes as 'a man after my own heart,' in fact there's just one; David! For that reason it's probably worth taking a good long look at his life; so we'll take the next few days to do that. We'll see that David had a humble start but it didn't stop him reaching dizzy heights, he began as a shepherd and ended up as a king! The chances of that happening were slim to none. In those days shepherds were so low on the ladder they couldn't even witness in a court of law; their word wasn't considered reliable; yet by age thirty he was wearing the crown. But the story's not all success, during his forty years in leadership he experienced devastating failure. There are two lessons here:
1) Don't rush to judgment. It is not over until God says it's over. David's story is a warning to the self-righteous, a testimony to the justice of God that won't allow us to escape our sin's consequences, and to His love that will never let go of us.
2) God can bring good out of it. He can take every experience you've been through, both positive and negative, and make it work for good, either your good or the good of others. When you chase God's purposes in spite of your flaws, He makes '...all things work together for good...' (Romans 8:28).
written by Bob Gass
