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Introduction
What makes a great Icon?
A great hero?
For Americans, we can often point out our founding Fathers, especially George Washington.
Sometimes we may look at great athletes (Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, etc.) or maybe even entertainers.
Icons are people who through great accomplishment and example become a symbol for a country or a people.
For ancient Israel and the OT, that Icon would be King David.
David, with the Lord’s blessings, was one of the most accomplished figure in our faith.
He was a fearless warrior, Strong leader, talented poet and musician, but also, he was human and stumbled badly, yet came back to God through repentance.
For the next few weeks we will study major points in the life of David, learning from his triumphs and his failures.
Today, we will start with a passage that doesn’t mention David but foreshadows what kind of man David would be.
But first a quick recap of what was going on in this period of Biblical history.
The time of the judges is coming to an end and the people are starting to grumble due to the corruption of the Judge Eli’s sons.
Samuel a prophet, is appointed by God to be the man to transition Israel from Confederacy to Monarchy.
Even through God warned them he gave in to their request for a King.
In comes Saul who is selected as the first King.
He is a big strong warrior, yet it does take long to notice he is not a man focused on following God’s instruction.
Long story short, God was tired of Saul's lack of obedience and overconfidence in his own judgement, so Samuel speaking for God told Saul in ,
14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
So today, we want to ask, “What does it mean to be someone after God’s own heart.
To be after God’s own Heart is to be like Minded with God
tells us,
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
When we are saved, we are forgiven, but just as important we receive the Holy Spirit who works in us regeneration and sanctification.
God expects us to change our way of thinking, and viewing the world.
We are required to have that desire and to follow the leading of the Spirit but it is the Spirit doing that work in us.
A story is told of a young girl who accepted Christ as her Savior and asked if she could be recieved for membership in a local church.
"Were you a sinner before you received the Lord Jesus into your Life?" inquired an old deacon.
"Yes, sir," she replied.
"Well, are you still a sinner?"
"To tell you the truth, I feel I'm a greater sinner than ever."
"Then what real change have you experienced?"
"I don't quite know how to explain it," she said, "except I used to be a sinner running after sin, but now that I am saved.
I'm a sinner running from sin!" she was received into the fellowship of the church, and she proved by her consistent life that she was truly converted.
Before Christ, our minds and hearts are molded to the ways and views of the world.
After Christ our minds and hearts are remolded to see the world through lens of God’s will.
When God turned from King Saul he searched out someone who he knew would desire to view according to God’s will.
David
To be after God’s Own Heart is to be Obedient to God
Jesus said in ,
15 “If you love me, keep my commands.
In 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr. flew his small airplane from New York City to his family home in Massachusetts for a wedding.
On board were his wife Carolyn and her sister.
Though Kennedy was a licensed pilot, he had not yet been approved for instrument flight (using only instruments to navigate).
When their takeoff was delayed until after dark, Kennedy should have waited for daylight or sought a more experienced pilot to help.
Yet, Kennedy disobeyed instructions and took off into the darkness.
The plane never reached its destination, and all three passengers were killed in the crash.
Investigators determined that the crash was likely caused by disorientation from flying over open water at night without any landmarks or visible horizon.
Kennedy’s lack of experience may well have led him to trust what he thought he was seeing more than what his instrument panel was telling him.
All of us face the temptation to walk according to sight instead of faith.
Faith in God will keep us from crashing.
What
Obedience is what separated Saul from David.
Saul constantly disobeyed God and felt like his judgement was better.
David on the other hand did not hesitate to bey the God he loved.
David as well do, made mistakes and sinned (which we will discuss), but always repented and obeyed God.
As with David the same must be true with us.
If we ever ask how can I show God i love Him?, Jesus has already given the answer - to obey.
Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to Trust and obey.
Our faith must produce obedience, or without it we have a dead faith like Saul.
To be after God’s own Heart is to be Fearless for God.
, written by David says this in verses 3-4,
3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
David wrote this while fleeing from Saul and going to the Philistine City of Gath.
While there, scripture records the only time David feared what man could do to him (he escaped by acting insane).
In the Psalm David reflects that his fear was misplaced, because trusting God takes away any fear of what man can do to him when God is on his side.
For us, we know that we can and sometimes will suffer for our faith in Jesus.
But as David said what can mere mortals do to us?
They may harm our bodies but not outside force can separate us from God and our eternal reward.
It takes a fearless heart to ignore the mockery and threats of this world, but we know God is with us!
Like David we need to press on with bravery and confidence in the Lord’s guidance.
Conclusion
It is a great honor to be called a man after God’s own heart.
We too need to seek e this as Christians.
By being like-minded with God, obedient to God, and genuine in our efforts to do His will!
So I hope in the next few weeks we will look at key events in the life of David and learn from his success and failures, and apply them to our lives.
For we too are God’s servants who what to be after God’s heart.
Let’s learn all we can from this great Icon of the Faith.
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