Thursday July 16th, 2015 2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from
Have you ever wondered what it must have been like for David to become king of Israel? Can you imagine the adjustment going from being a shepherd-spending his days in the pasture with his flocks-to the palace with all its pressures and power? Though David failed at times, he is referred to as “a man after [God’s] own heart.” (Acts 13:22)
God knew David could lead the people of Israel. The days of humble work in the fields were not a deterrent to David’s ability to perform kingly duties. Perhaps it was precisely because of that previous, lowly vocation that David was able to reign with humility and reliance on God.
Just as God ordained David’s path in life, so God can be trusted to orchestrate events in our lives to lead us to the place of greatest fulfillment.
God, thank you that you can be trusted to lead us to where we will be most fulfilled and best influence our world. Amen. — KG
Contributed by God’s Choosing
Have you ever wondered what it must have been like for David to become king of Israel? Can you imagine the adjustment going from being a shepherd-spending his days in the pasture with his flocks-to the palace with all its pressures and power? Though David failed at times, he is referred to as "a man after [God's] own heart." (Acts 13:22)
God knew David could lead the people of Israel. The days of humble work in the fields were not a deterrent to David's ability to perform kingly duties. Perhaps it was precisely because of that previous, lowly vocation that David was able to reign with humility and reliance on God.
Just as God ordained David's path in life, so God can be trusted to orchestrate events in our lives to lead us to the place of greatest fulfillment.
