How many times have we heard the words, “God has a plan – God has a purpose?” We say it to someone in crises. We hear it preached and read it often. We dare not become calloused to the words – desensitized to the largeness of its meaning.
If we do, WHAT we do seems to have fewer consequences – just as long as nobody is watching. However, it’s what we do in the “dark” that makes us who we are in the “light.”
God does have a plan. We don’t manipulate to be a part of it. We don’t control its path if it’s truly of Him. We don’t scheme to “make our way” or trust in our ability to “do it just right” in order to gain the acceptance His acceptance.
It was God’s plan for David to be anointed King of Israel. The Prophet Samuel was God’s chosen vessel to anoint this new King. He didn’t immediately know who God was choosing. He knew where to go, knew the family to choose from, but He had to listen closely to know God’s plan.
David didn’t even know he was there. He was simply obeying what he had been given to do. He was doing what He was supposed to be doing even when nobody was watching.
When the family finally called him, no one could believe it! David was part of God’s plan! He smallest. The least. The youngest. He didn’t plan it, or “work his way to the top.” He simply was being obedient – and God had chosen him.
When that anointing ceremony was over – where is David sent? Back to the usual job he has been given – shepherding the sheep. God’s plan was in motion, and while David waiting for it to be carried out, he was faithful in obedience where he was.
In the middle of that faithful serving, God again proved Himself faithful. Nobody was watching – not at the time. Yet faithfully as David did his job and protected the sheep, God faithfully protected His servant. This deliverance produced a greater faith in the heart of David so he would be ready to trust for bigger things in the days ahead.
How could one young boy possess the courage of no other Israelite soldier? How could he take down a Philistine giant with the armies of Israel watching? He took down the lion and the bear when no one knew. He knew the Source of the power of His deliverance – the LORD! He trusted him at all times.
Janene A. Dubbeld/FGG
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“For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart” (I Samuel 16:7).
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