David - A Man After God's Own Heart



Wait on the Lord



I only have a few minutes to write today.  I have to try to squeeze my writing into my lunch breaks. :P  Oh well!  At least I get a little time.

In Acts 13:22 David is called a man after God's own heart.  Since I chose that phrase for the name of this blog, I think I should do a short study on who David was and why he was honored with that title.

David was the son of Jesse and the great-grandson of Boaz and Ruth.  As a boy, David served his father, family, and God as a shepherd.  We aren't told that much about the time David spent as a shepherd, but we do know that he killed a lion and a bear, learned to play the harp, and that he developed a character that cause God to have Samuel anoint him as the king to follow Saul.  Over the next several posts I am going to point out aspects of David's character that I believe distinguish him as a man after God's heart.

 

A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun

Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalm 62:1-2

My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 62:5-7

In these verses we see that David is totally dependent on God for the protection of his soul.  David describes his soul as being silent and as waiting for God.  If my understanding is correct, Psalm 62 was written during the time that Absalom (David's son) was trying to take over the kingdom.  So, in the face of great emotional turmoil, David writes that he is resolved to have a silent soul and trust in the salvation of the Lord.