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I Samuel 18: 14 In everything he [David]
did he had great success, because the
Lord was with him.
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Let the songs I sing bring joy to you. Let the words I say profess my love. Let the notes I choose be your favorite tune. Father let my heart be after you.* |
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Are
you surprised to read that David had great success? Saul pursued his death
relentlessly. He lived in caves. He had marital problems. He had rebellious
children. His best friend died at the hands of the enemy. By whose standards
could David’s life have been called a success?
By
God’s standards, of course!
God
called David “a man after my own heart.” The Bible doesn’t spare David in the
telling of his story – we see him in all his sinful and flawed glory. God could
see David’s outward imperfections as well, but David’s heart must have been full
of his love for the Father. God looks at the heart of each of us and he knows
our intentions. He knows what is important to us. He knows if we have repented
or if we’re just sorry that we got caught.
God
chose David for the job and David was successful because he turned to God for
direction.* David did not march into battle alone. He did not rule
a nation without God by his side. Without God, David would not have been
successful by anyone’s standards.
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We value what men do. God values what men are.* |
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