A Man After GOD’s Heart
King David had a deep reverence
A heartfelt passion for his GOD;
He felt keenly the anguish and pain
The remorse of sinning against HIM;
Humbly, he would acknowledge
His vulnerability to temptations of the flesh,
And accept any of GOD’s righteous punishment;
‘It is only against YOU, O LORD GOD that I have sinned’
It was King David who prophesied
The Coming of CHRIST, our Saviour,
Six hundred years before HIS incarnation;
He described HIS cruel death of slow asphyxiation
On the CROSS of Calvary,
At a time when no one had ever seen a Roman Cross
King David trusted HIS Redeemer to atone for his sins.
The LORD GOD was his SHEPHERD
So ‘I shall not want’
He believed in the self- sufficiency of CHRIST
To deliver him from all evil;
At the time of persecution from King Saul,
King David completely trusted his powerful LORD GOD
To rescue him and provide for him;
And while hiding in the caves,
A spider’s web drawn across the entrance
Became the barrier of his fortress;
Divine Providence sustained him
Throughout the years of his hiding;
And Almighty GOD sent him an army of relatives, friends, sympathisers
All seeking to help and fight for him
King David’s faith and trust in his GOD was fruitful
He discovered just how GREAT his GOD is.
King David showed mercy to his evil persecutor, King Saul
Twice he had the chance to kill the sleeping Saul in a cave
But King David moved away but at a distance later
King David shouted and waved King Saul’s spear that he had taken from him,
King David loved to dance and rejoice
Singing praises to HIS LORD;
His Psalms reveal his intimate knowledge and closeness to GOD;
GOD was with him to strengthen him, to bless him, to provide for him
GOD was with him to defend and shield him,
Most of all, God forgave his sins as he was penitent;
In his faith, his humility, his deep love and trust in GOD
In his sincere sorrow for grieving GOD
In his loving, forgiving heart,
In his rejoicing in the LORD’s goodness
In his praises and heartfelt worship,
King David acknowledges that he is Nothing,
His GOD is Everything to him;
King David is clearly a Man after GOD’s heart.
by Shirley Lau