Who Am I?

David Had Great Achievements

Chosen and anointed by God

A talented musician

A giant slayer

True friends with the prince

Who do you think of as great

Sports figures, Billionaires, Scientists, Celebrities?

God declares Greatness when He brags about Job

Job 1:8 “Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?””

David Behaved Wisely

mentioned three times

1 Samuel 18:5 “So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.”

1 Samuel 18:14 “And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.”

1 Samuel 18:30 “Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name becameh highly esteemed.” One of the outstanding characteristics of David’s identity was an ability to behave wisely שׂכל wisdom is the principle thing pr 4:7

Ephesians 5:15 “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,”

David was not proud. Sure he had done great things, but he didn’t let it go to his head. Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.”

David didn’t seek revenge against his adversary Saul. He knew to trust and stay in the plan. Paul Philippians 4:11–14 “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress.” Job 1:20–21 “Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”” David handled problems with grace and trust.

David did not presume to push the timing of God’s plan. Sure he was “king” but he wouldn’t touch Saul, God’s anointed. He did not promote himself. 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;”

David Had Convictions

Who Am I? This can be defined by who is first in your life on you throne

Kept playing music when Saul “eyed” him. Didn’t give up when difficult

Came back even when spears thrown. Learned to be faith in service to God.

Kept serving Saul in a new capacity. He was led by convictions not sight. He knew what was right and he did it. It is not about people but we serve based on convictions. I know what is right so I serv. I pray, study, minster and love not because it is easy. People may not be nice but we serve. What is important to you? What do you value? These are the things you make priorities. David’s convictions were his priorities.

1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” Romans 12:1–2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Who Am I?

Don’t Let Others Tell You Who You Are

How King Saul Saw David - A rival

Jealous of David’s success. Someone who made right decisions

Saw God’s hand on David and not on him

Attributed his failure to David

The weaker ruler gives his daughter’s hand to the stronger

How Others Saw David - A hero

A friend, loved

Israel was impressed, here is someone who will fulfill our needs

:5 accepted :16 loved :30 highly esteemed

Johnathan :1-4 and Michal :20, 28 loved David and saw a real man of God

How David Saw David - A servant

Unaware of his own greatness - true humility

:18 Who am I?

no approbation lust, power lust, need for recognition

2 Corinthians 12:11 “I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing.”

Proverbs 27:2 “Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.”

Proverbs 26:12 “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”

2 Corinthians 10:2 “But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.” 2 Corinthians 10:18 “For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.”

How God Saw David - A man after His own heart

God’s View Point starts with the 33 things.

A child who depended wholly on the Father

A man after God’s heart

A disciple who said the Lord is my Shepherd

Someone in a relationship not a religion

Who are you?

Our perception shouldn’t be what other’s think of us

Find out who you are “In Christ”

1 Corinthians 1:25 “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

1 Corinthians 1:27–29 “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His

Charles Fox wrote about, “God’s five-ranked army of decreasing human weakness.” An army of saints whose qualifications are:

Foolish enough to depend on Him for wisdom;

Weak enough to be empowered with His strength;

Base enough to have no honor, but God’s honor;

Despised enough to be kept in the dust at His feet;

Nothing enough for God to be everything.