When David sinned against God, he was repentant. “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6ĭavid also desired to be obedient to God when he prayed, “Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.” Psalm 119:34 “I love you, O Lord, my strength.” Psalm 18:1

“The Lord is my light and my salvation–whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 “I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.” Psalm 18:3 Thankfully, while writing many psalms, David revealed and described very specifically (I think it was so we could learn!) what a heart like God’s heart looks like.įirst, it’s one that worships God. What an amazing description! What a great testimony to be remembered as a man or a woman “after God’s own heart.” Instead, as the Apostle Paul stated in Acts 13:22, God said, “I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.” Have you ever considered…why David? Why did God choose him? The answer goes back to the very first time we are introduced to this young boy in I Samuel 16 when the prophet Samuel was instructed by God to anoint the next king.Īfter a very impressive brood of older brothers (Jesse’s seven other sons) all marched past Samuel, scripture records, “…man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” We now know it wasn’t the height, strength, stature or resume God was looking for. Today more than three thousand years after David lived, an entire city, Bethlehem, is still known as “the city of David.” Hundreds of years after David’s death, the angel announced, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 And finally, most importantly, it is from his lineage that Jesus, the Messiah was born.

It is David who purchased the threshing floor of Araunah that later became the temple mount where his son, Solomon, built the first and greatest temple. It is David who led Israel to its “Golden Age.” It is David who authored dozens and dozens of Psalms, one of the most beloved books in the Bible. It is David who is forever remembered as the most talented of musicians and toughest of soldiers. It was from that moment David rose from obscurity to become the greatest king in Israel’s history. Everyone seems to know of the young shepherd boy who killed the ever-menacing giant, Goliath, with a sling and a stone. One of the most well-known people in all of scripture is David.

Outward appearance