David

- 1 Samuel 16:10-13

1 Samuel 16:10–13 (CSB)

10 After Jesse presented seven of his sons to him, Samuel told Jesse, “The Lord hasn’t chosen any of these.” 11 Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” he answered, “but right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send for him. We won’t sit down to eat until he gets here.” 12 So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy, handsome appearance.

Then the Lord said, “Anoint him, for he is the one.” 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

When I was in Bible college, I had an Old Testament History professor.

- Waiting on God

I went to him because I didn’t understand why I felt called so strongly,

But yet, nothing was happening in my ministry.

He reminded me of the life of King David.

He said, Lupé, its not uncommon that God keeps us in waiting for His purposes.

We may never have the privilege if knowing why,

But, God does, and that should be enough for us.

If you find yourself waiting on the Lord, keep waiting. Your answer is coming.

My professor, reminded me that even though David was anointed by Samuel the Prophet, specifically to be king of Israel,

He had to wait (15) years to take the throne.

Not only did he have to wait, but the king of the time, set out to kill him.

Because, The current king realized that he was blessed with the spirit of the Lord.

He was on the run for about 15 years from the king.

(https://thinkingonscripture.com/tag/david-fled-from-saul-for-fifteen-years/)

Hiding in caves, traveling from city to city.

- David, a Man of Faith

What was so different about this young man, David?

The difference was, this man, was a solid example of one who put his money where his mouth was, so-to-speak

Meaning, he not only professed to believe in God, but lived his life as one who did.

Even in the face of unbelievable odds.

As a young man, some scholars believed him to be about 15 years old, when he stood up for Israel in the face of a Giant.

(https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/how-old-was-david-when-he-killed-goliath.html)

1 Samuel 17:3–11 (CSB)

3 The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites were standing on another hill with a ravine between them. 4 Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches tall 5 and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds. 6 There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed fifteen pounds. In addition, a shield-bearer was walking in front of him.

8 He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations, “Why do you come out to line up in battle formation?” He asked them, “Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. 9 If he wins in a fight against me and kills me, we will be your servants. But if I win against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified.

All of this happened then Saul and the rest of Israel, lost their courage.

But here comes this kid, probably a teenager, saying,

Don’t be afraid, God is on our side. I’ll take care of this if

1 Samuel 17:36–37 (CSB)

36 Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 Then David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”

Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

Let’s take a step back and analyze what happened here.

King Saul, the current King of the land, allied with all his Army behind him was afraid, and unconvinced he could have victory.

But then, here comes this little kid, unarmed, saying,

I know I can beat this, because I have faced Bears, and Lions in the past, and the Lord has given me victory over them,

So, I am sure He can give me victory again.

Did you hear that?

David was confident God would deliver him because he had faced terrifying bears and lions in the past.

Brothers and sisters of Anna First Baptist Church, and those around the world,

Let this be a lesson to you,

When ever you or your family comes face to face with a giant in your life,

And when all hope seems to fade,

Remember all of the lions and bears that the Lord defeated before you in your past.

The same Lord that gave saved David from the bears and lions is the same Lord that saved you from

Your bears and lions in the past.

Hebrews 13:8 (CSB)

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Amen!

No matter what giant you may be facing right now in your life,

Put your whole trust in the God who fights our battles,

Zechariah 4:6 (CSB)

6 So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies.

So let the Lord, in your time facing insurmountable odds, answer you! Amen

The Bible goes on to tell us that this young David went out against the giant, Goliath, who was of the sons of Anak, who was a Nephilim.

- Five Stones

1 Samuel 17:40 (CSB)

40 Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, (Mountain stream), and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd’s bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.

He grabbed not one stone, but he gathered 5 stones.

Do you know why?

Goliath had 4 brothers,—- David was symbolically ready for all five of them.

But you know there is another lesson here.

When Yadi & I found out we were expecting our youngest son Ezra, we were floored to say the least.

Her and I were really enjoying our adult time together.

We traveled when we wanted to, We explored hobbies when we wanted to,

But all that freedom changed when we received the news.

Initially, our instincts were to fear, as you could imagine.

What are we going to do with a baby at our age?

But, I remembered this story of David and the giant.

When David saw the giant,

he didn’t run and hide

He didn’t try to wiggle out of it,

And he definitely didn’t give up and die

No!

- Charging the giant

He charged the giant.

Thats what Yadi and I had to do.

We just put our heads down like an NFL line backer and charged the defensive line.

David had no idea that the stones would work,

He had no certainty God would give him accuracy when he slug his stone.

I mean, if he had been me and my luck, instead of charging at him heroically,

He would have tripped over his shoe laces, or a branch or something, and landed with his face down in the mud,

No, but he charged at him only with the faith he had in God!

Brothers and sisters, when you see a giant in your life,

Its beyond you, its out of your control,

Its God’s battle not your own.

Charge at it with all your faith in God.

1 Samuel 17:48–50 (CSB)

48 When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 David put his hand in the bag, took out a stone, slung it, and hit the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground. 50 David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. David overpowered the Philistine and killed him without having a sword.

Not by power, nor by might, but by the Spirit of the Lord, amen.

He killed the giant without even having a sword,—- Can I get an Amen?

So, what set David apart from everyone else?

He put his faith where his mouth was.

He lived his life in demonstrative and active Faith.

Thats why the Bible calls him a man after God’s own heart.

Now, David wasn’t a sinless man

- David, a Sinner

No, not by a long shot

David was a sinner.

And, just like he came on the scene in an Extreme, big way

He also sinned in an Extreme, big way.

The Bible tells us that at some point after, sitting on the throne,

When he was supposed to be leading his people in war, for he was a man of war, with blood on his hands.

He was taking a stroll along the roof of his palace when, “all the sudden”

He happens to see a woman bathing.

The woman turned out to be the wife of one of his men off fighting a war.

David bring her in to his palace, and she gets pregnant.

2 Samuel 11:2–6 (CSB)

2 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. 3 So David sent someone to inquire about her, and he said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hethite?”

4 David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. Now she had just been purifying herself from her uncleanness. Afterward, she returned home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to inform David, “I am pregnant.”

6 David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hethite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

David then thinks of every conceivable human tricks to get out of this.

He tried to get his man drunk in hopes he wold sleep with his wife, and pass this child off as her husbands.

But when it all fails, he does the unthinkable.

He sends his man off to the front line, carrying his own death sentence.

2 Samuel 11:14–17 (CSB)

14 The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In the letter he wrote:

Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest fighting, then withdraw from him so that he is struck down and dies.

16 When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were. 17 Then the men of the city came out and attacked Joab, and some of the men from David’s soldiers fell in battle; Uriah the Hethite also died.

Yes, this man after God’s own heart was capable of doing this nasty, dirty, terrible thing.

What does that tell the rest of us?

That none are righteous, no not one David himself says, in

Psalm 53:3 (CSB)

3 All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

Thats right, we are wicked, everyone of us, or at least we are capable of wickedness

But, what again sets David apart from the wicked sin, is his faith

When faced with his wickedness, he sincerely pleads for forgiveness.

God sent a Prophet to confront David with his wickedness, saying

You may have forgotten, and maybe even think you have gotten away with it, but God knows what you did!

The Bible tells us we will reap what we sow,

The consequence of David’s action was severe.

2 Samuel 12:10–12 (CSB)

10 Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your own wife.’

11 “This is what the Lord says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you from your own family: I will take your wives and give them to another before your very eyes, and he will sleep with them in broad daylight. 12 You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’ ”

And so the rest of David’s story is filled with betrayal from his own son, blood shed and war.

David pleaded for forgiveness and recieved it.

- Blood on His Hands

When he wanted to build a house for the Lord,

To house the ark of the covenant,

God said, No!

He had top much blood on his hands.

Rather his son, and successor, Solomon would build Him a house or Temple,

Solomon, was the second son of Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, who he committed adultery with.

The first son, was taken by the Lord because of the contempt in which David treated the Lord in the matter.

Be sure brothers and Sisters your sins will find you out, the Bible says,

But, there is forgiveness for your sins available through Jesus, if you truly repent of them

No matter how terrible and unspeakable they may be

Even if their as bad or worse than David’s sins.

Trust in Jesus with all your heart, and live in faith as David did.

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