Good Morning Wonderful Wednesday…
ABBA, God of The Entire Universe, THANK YOU that You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. You have said that You will fight for us while we remain still, TRUSTING IN YOU alone. May WE SEE Your VICTORY in our lives. KEEP US MINDFUL that there is no power greater than You, and that when we cling to You and stay in Your Will … nothing standing against us can prosper. SHOW US YOUR FAVOR Father, soften our hearts, and LEAD US IN THE WAY. WE ASK these things IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S MIGHTY NAME. AMEN! - David: The Anointed King of Israel (Part 6) Patience Like David's: Imagine what it was like the day Samuel arrived in Bethlehem to anoint a new king from The House of Jesse. The Prophet Samuel was certainly the most famous person in Israel at this time. Saul may have been king, but was fairly new to the scene, while Samuel had been working for Our Father since a young child. Through Our Father, Samuel had become a mighty prophet and servant of God. In fact, this is what Our Father’s Word states about Samuel: “Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.” 1 Samuel 3:19-20 Everyone knew Samuel, knew the story of his divine conception, and knew the powerful works Our Father had used Samuel to accomplish. We can only imagine the Israelites of Bethlehem getting excited when he strolled into town with his entourage of younger prophets. They were either excited or fearful, because The Prophets of God sometimes brought news of, and on occasion delivered, Our Father's judgement. It was probably a little of both. Nonetheless, we can be sure everyone was talking about the event. As we know, Samuel went on to anoint David. The dirty shepherd boy who had just come out of the field, with all seven of his older brothers being passed over for the honor, was Anointed King of Israel. The youngest were commonly the more despised of the family by siblings. We see this very thing with Joseph in The Bible. If David's Brothers had any disdain for him before his anointing, which we get hints of, we can be sure they did now. We read about this in The Scriptures when David showed up at the battlefield while going to see his brothers, just before he faced off with Goliath. Let's take a look: “Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.” I Samuel 17:28 Strange as it may sound, after David was anointed king, everything just went back to normal. Again, we don't know what Our Father was doing with David while he was out in the wilderness tending sheep, but David surely went back to doing just that after the dramatic anointing by The Prophet Samuel. He was patient. He continued learning from Our Father and honing his skills in many places. Some time would pass before David would go to play harp music to alleviate King Saul's distress. David was the only one who could comfort King Saul from the distressing spirit Our Father sent on him for disobedience. Do you think David was plotting his take over of The Kingdom of Israel while he was there? Of course not! He knew that Our Father had put Saul in power and he knew Our Father would take him out of power at the right time. Much later, after Saul had tried to kill David on multiple occasions, and despite David having multiple occasions to exact his revenge, David still stood firm in righteousness and respected Our Fathers decisions on what to do with Saul. The beauty of David was that he stood firm with an obedient and loving spirit. Saul hated David, but David loved Saul. Do you think David knew Yeshua, Jesus Christ? I do. After all, David was following one of His Commandments. He was blessing the man who persecuted him, and he prayed for Saul, his enemy. Sounds like he knew Our Messiah to me 🔥. David was patient in waiting for Our Father’s Perfect Timing, and continued learning what Our Father was teaching him all the while. It was his patience, and waiting on Our Father to give His Command, that would prove to be David's saving grace again and again. Because of David’s patience, many years later he would walk into the capital of Israel crowned...The Anointed King of Israel. Have we been practicing patience and waiting on Our Father to instruct us in our next move? Many times we can feel a strong calling on our lives, but lack the patience to wait and let Our Father accomplish these things for us, and through us. Our Father gives us a strong picture of restraint and "submitting to our authorities" through David's life. There is a time to be patient, and a time to act, just as David's son Solomon would write about many many years later. Certainly Solomon was drawing, in part, from stories he had heard about his father David. Today's society, especially the younger generation, are being goaded into believing they can "take things into their own hands." Without Our Father and Savior's Blessing, we are merely practicing vanity. We cannot allow ourselves to accept this line of thinking. After all, who wants to end up like Saul? May we all strive to learn when Our Father wants us to act and when Our Father wants us to be patient. May we all wait on Him to work things out. May we all practice...Patience Like David's. God Bless Each and Every One of You On The Other Side of This Screen. Have a wonderful Father-and-Son-Led Day! Until tomorrow, May The Peace and Grace of Our Lord and Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ, be with you all! The Word of The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and... David: The Anointed King of Israel: “Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.” Proverbs 20:22 “with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in Love,” Ephesians 4:2 “But The Fruit of The Spirit is Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 “And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with The LORD (God, YHWH, Yahweh) and men.” I Samuel 2:26 “Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.” Genesis 37:5 “Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for The Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.” I Peter 2:13-17 “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.” Romans 13:1-2 “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.” I Corinthians 13:12 “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His Knowledge in every place.” II Corinthians 2:14 Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, or thoughts in the comments below.
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