Post by Cindy on Jan 8, 2016 12:35:23 GMT -5
Often, when I've read the story of David's life, I've wondered at why he had to go through so much before He was made King. After all, the Lord had him anointed King and told him he would be, but then, all hell broke loose and for many years he had nothing but trials and hardship, with his life constantly being threatened. He even had to leave his beloved land for awhile. Yesterday I was thinking on about my own life and all the trials and hardships that I've been through since being saved. It seemed like once I was saved, in many ways, at least to the world, my life fell apart, not got better, and that's continued in some ways till now. I know some of those have been the Lord's discipline, some have simply been the normal trials everyone goes through, and some have been tests, but why so much? That led me to think of David's life and my questions about that. All of a sudden it hit me. God used all that happened to David during those years to make him the great King that he was, and more importantly to make him the man we know as "the man after God's own heart". When we study his life, we can see that God broke him of his self centeredness, self interest, etc. as well as his pride. He broke his rebelliousness, so that he would walk with the Lord, looking out for God's interests instead of his own. Once the light bulb went off in my mind, I was then able to look back on the years since my salvation and see the very same thing. Not that I'm in any way as good a person as David, but simply that God was breaking me of those very same things. Oh they still rear their ugly heads now and again, as they did in David's life too, but like David, I know they're sins, and repent as soon as the Lord points out that I've once again fallen into old habits, old ways of thinking, instead of using the mind of Christ. At times, He separated me from everything and everyone that could possibly take His place in my life, including my children, just like He did David. At the same time though, again, like He did with David, He always made sure there was someone there to encourage me and show me His love. He made sure that I wasn't really alone, and of course, He has always been with me. Realizing all of this made me feel pretty special and very loved. It made me realize even more so, how much time and effort the God of all creation, was investing in me, His child. It made me realize yet again, that all I've been through is yet more confirmation that I am indeed the child of God Himself! And that's what makes me special!
Of course that's also true for each of you, and makes each of us brothers and sisters, in a very special family!
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” (Romans 15:4)
“Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.” (1 Corinthians 10:6)
Of course that's also true for each of you, and makes each of us brothers and sisters, in a very special family!
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” (Romans 15:4)
“Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.” (1 Corinthians 10:6)
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