I love reading about David. BIG SCREW UP, yet AWESOME outcome. A lot of the times we read stories and only retain the beginning and the end. The beginning usually begins with an introduction, and the end usually ends with 'happily ever after'. The bible is not a fairy-tale. There are lots of stories, which start bad, have no happy ending and/or are not pleasant.
David, a handsome musician, is not perfect by no means. We will learn much about David in the next several days.
"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
David = Youngest, shepherd, and last to be considered as the anointed one.
David goes from a humble and lowly position, to a hero of the town.
In today's society, we do a lot of dumb things to impress people. The people whom we usually try to impress are usually people whom we don't even like or care for. Sometimes the people whom we try to impress are people who we do not even know and/or will ever know. Appearance is everything in today's world, but it is not in God's world. Stories like these should make you ask your self, 'where is my heart in the midst of my trials?' and/or 'If God stood in front of me, what would he say about my heart?' All our issues and our sin comes from the heart. Your actions all derive from your heart. What are you doing to protect your heart and to keep it on God's track?
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