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The path to the throne (3)
'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
David knew Samuel the famous man of God was coming to his house looking for a king. But he hadn't been asked to line up to meet him. That hurt. So how did he respond? By sneakily asking somebody to put his name down on the guest list? No! David knew that nobody could keep God from blessing him so he sat tight. After a while it dawned on Samuel that somebody was missing. Listen: '...as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David...' (1Samuel 16:13 NLT).
If you remain faithful, God will lift you up in the midst of those who put you down. But be prepared for trouble! Like Joseph's brothers, they'll lay traps thinking, '...we'll see what comes of his dreams' (Genesis 37:20 NIV). Why would those who are supposed to love you say such a thing? Usually jealousy, or self-preservation; they like to keep you in your place: below them!
Be ready for a dose of rejection, especially when there's no evidence to prove your God-given dream. Check this out: Even when David was ready to take on Goliath, his oldest brother called him arrogant and dissed him to his face (1Samuel 17:28). Why did God put these stories in the Bible? 'These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us...' (1Corinthians 10:11 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
'I have found David...a man after My own heart' ACTS 13:22
David knew Samuel the famous man of God was coming to his house looking for a king. But he hadn't been asked to line up to meet him. That hurt. So how did he respond? By sneakily asking somebody to put his name down on the guest list? No! David knew that nobody could keep God from blessing him so he sat tight. After a while it dawned on Samuel that somebody was missing. Listen: '...as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David...' (1Samuel 16:13 NLT).
If you remain faithful, God will lift you up in the midst of those who put you down. But be prepared for trouble! Like Joseph's brothers, they'll lay traps thinking, '...we'll see what comes of his dreams' (Genesis 37:20 NIV). Why would those who are supposed to love you say such a thing? Usually jealousy, or self-preservation; they like to keep you in your place: below them!
Be ready for a dose of rejection, especially when there's no evidence to prove your God-given dream. Check this out: Even when David was ready to take on Goliath, his oldest brother called him arrogant and dissed him to his face (1Samuel 17:28). Why did God put these stories in the Bible? 'These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us...' (1Corinthians 10:11 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
