DAVID COULD NOT AFFORD TO LOSE THE REATIONSHIP WITH GOD

I get amazed with the relationship between David and God.It seems they understood each other very well i should say. The way David responded to God's desciplining and corrections and even the way God kept favouring David. Saul was cut off from God when he offered a sacrifice to God taking the position of Samuel the prophet without authorisation, he thought he had the power just to do anything 1Samuel 3v9.He was then rejected by God together with his descendants, they could not take on his leadership. We hear he tried to plead with God but who knows it did not come from his heart because God can probe the heart or he was forgiven but God did not want his kingship to continue. David had some weaknesses too just like any other human being. He killed Uriah after committing adultery with his wife. God rebuked him through Nathan, the prophet. The woman Bathsheba became pregnant and got married to David. Their son became very ill, David fasted for seven days but the son died. David did not get angry with God, he knew he deserved the punishment, he went to the tabernacle and worshiped him. This act amazed the elders who thought he will put on sack cloth. The other amazing thing is that the second son of David with Bathsheba was Solomon who later became the wise king.

WHY IS DAVID BEING FAVOURED?

It could be because he repented from deep down his heart and also may be his habit of worshiping got him always closer to God. David knew where he was before becoming a king, he knew that the secret of his success was God. he could not afford to lose contact with him who took him from the bush. He had to repent and reconcile with God to get connected to him all the time. God hears the true repentance, infact that is what he is always waiting from us, just like the story of the PRODIGAL SON, the father was always waiting for the son to return. David was the worshiper, he worshiped God like he is not a king according to Michal his wife. She saw David through the window dancing, praising God in the middle of his servants. She says she was embrassed the way David was dancing. He told her he can do anything for God and his throne will still be there.By the way Michal became barren all her life because of her careless comments and dishonouring God. David was worshiping in the way that it touched God's heart. He did not care what people will say. The Lord loved David and promised him to be a father to him, correcting and desciplining him with a rod like any father will do. This father/son type of relationship is what we should really aim for. I always say if God is desciplining me it means he sees a posibility of me becoming a better person. He still regards me as his child, he has not disowned me, he is concerned about me. He is correcting me because he has not given up on me. Therefore i should keep on worshiping God no matter the situation. The other God news is that we have an advocate, Jesus, who intercedes for us above in heaven, he pleads for us to say i died for them, pardon them. This means brethren our prayers agrees with the intercessions offered by Jesus above. May be that is why we get answers to some things before even praying for them. This is amazing!

DAVID'S PROFILE

David had some skills apart from looking after the sheep but it took time for people to start recognising it. It could be because of his position in the family. Many cultures up to now determine the seniority by the age or older of birth. The Israelites believed that the first born was to take the highest position or has to be first in anything, that is why Jacob ended up having two wives(sisters). If you have been following my messages, i had mentioned cases where God had to change the tradition and do things differently, I mentioned about Ephraim and Manasseh when God blessed the younger son instead of the older one. In my most recent article i said God make rules and we cannot question him when he decides to change the way he wants to do things.

THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT US IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY GOD LOOK AT US

When Samuel was sent to anoint a new king of Israel to take over Saul, God told him the king will be one of Jesse's sons When Eliab came forward, he thought in his heart "surely this is the Lord's anointed" but God said 1Samuel 16 v 7 dont judge by his appearance or height for i have rejected him. The Lord doesn't see things the way you see them, people judge by the outward appearance but God looks into the heart. Samuel asked if there is still any son of Jesse to come forward for the Lord had rejected all whom he presented. watch out how Jesse is describing his son; 1Samuel 16v11 "There is still the youngest, but he is out in the fields watching the sheep and the goats. Firstly he is young cannot be the king of israel while the older sons are there,secondly he is in the field and probably dirty, it will take time for him to wash himself and appear here and finally look all he knows is looking after sheep, what can he do in the palace? but it ended up being him David whom God was looking for at this particular day. There is something which God had put in us which makes him look at us differently and its hard for people to see it, sometimes its God himself who blind them not to see it, to protect us. Imagine if David's brothers had known that one day he will be anointed as a king and rule over them, a shepherd like him and them being warriors, i wonder whether they would have taken it. We see God opening one of the Saul's servant eyes when the Saul was looking for a musician. 1Samuel 16v18-he says, one of Jesse's sons is a talented harp player,not only that he is a brave warrior, a man of war and has good judgement, he is also fine looking young man and God is with him. I wonder how he knew all these yet his close relatives did not describe him like that. May be this servant heard David had killed a lion and a bear with his bare hands, and the spirit of God is just encouraging him to talk like that to the king, confidently recommending David to this job, indeed after polishing his profile into an acceptable format, deleting the shepherd bit and saying he is a warrior, a man of war yet the battle he knew was the fight he had with wild animals. When the anointing of God is upon your life, your skills and talents will come to an open, people will talk about your achievements and recommend you, your skills will become unbeatable because when a position is open for you, noone will be able to do things the way you do. The requirements for that particular job will only be found with you at that particular time, just you! who is reading this message. We read further that David became the king's armour bearer. I believe God was preparing him for he was to become the next king of Israel.He was dwelling in the bush with animals now he needs to learn a royal life. If its God promoting you, he will prepare you himself whether its the language, the dressing, the food, the way you walk anything really required for your new life. You dont need to be born in a palace, rich family,Europe, Asia, Africa etc. God will pick you up from any rejected corner/backgound and make you up to any standard. Word of encouragement from Judith Alekadala(http//khobidia-figtree.blogsport.com)

Deborah

Let Deborah write her song, and open the floor. My fellow poets, singers. write with her the words. but let her start the first verse. we fear you can repeat the error. of writing songs about her jewels that which provoked God. Join her to worship God above he who sends Sisera to Jael. The hospitality woman joins warriors. she gives milk instead of water. Her left hand holds a tent peg, with the right a hammer Now Deborah will rule Israel, but the song we sing is about the greatness of him above not about her earrings. Alert the singing birds in the forest, to sing praises for God. then he can descent follow the aroma, to fill Deborah with wisdom to rule

NO TEAM IS POWERFUL ENOUGH.

Reading Deuteronomy 28v7 says; The lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven! This means people will attack you as a team. They will collaborate as a group to defeat you. They will also try their best even in circumstances just to achieve their goal. In short people working as a team are dangerous and difficult to conquer. But if God is fighting for you even the power of a team work can be brought to nothing, more especially the wicked team. He will scatter it in many directions so that it cannot even stand. No team can disturb his plans because he does not go by any man's principles. He makes rules he can work inside his rules or outside his rules, who can question God? With these reveletions brothers and sisters i jump with joy to know that if God is by my side who can be against me? or if God is for me wetin' a man go do? Happy Easter Week to all.