Series “David – King of Hearts” Sermon “God Looks On The Heart

Series “David – King of Hearts” Sermon “God Looks On The Heart 

D. Karl Thomas January 15, 2023

No one else had the title: “Man after God’s own heart.”

After Jesus no one else is mentioned more in the Scriptures. 66 Chapters outlining his life.

Named 59 x’s in the New Testament God wants to teach from Davids life.

No one is more in History has inspired so much art. David million visitors a year and brings in $7 million annually.     Son of David

1 Samuel 16:1-12

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”

Samuel is still grieving. God has moved on …. SEEING  :—  God sees the bright future and He is already at work to secure His purpose.   —  The best is in front of you … move on!!!

2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”

When Insecurity gets power the people tremble.

But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.”

Go out and have a BBQ and invite these folks and I’ll show you what to do

4 So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”

5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify[b] yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [c]refused him. For[d] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

“You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God” (Luke 16:15, NLT).

8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 

God Passed By David’s 7 Brothers.

Eliab:— strongman, human ability.       Not looking for ability.

Abinadab:— incite, moral pressure.     Not looking for hype.

Shammah:— desolation, waste.          Not looking for open wounds.

Nethaneel:— to employ, to put on.      Not looking for a hireling.

Raddai:— trampling, subjugate.          Not looking for a ruler.

Ozem:— to drive, I’ll hasten them        Not looking for a pusher.

1 Samuel13:11-13

11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest,(Small, insignificant, unimportant) and there he is, keeping the sheep.”

You can be rejected by your earthy Father and still have the selection of your Heavenly Father,  (Cinderella)

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.” 

12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with [f]bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

Psalm 78:71-72    “…from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.  And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.” 

David (daw-veed‘) :–  beloved, loved one, loving, from the root to boil.

God is looking for lovers. Bill Johnson: Intimate lovers make the best warrior.

This is the song David wrote after his anointing:

Psalm 139

(14) “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.”

Matthew 3:16-17  “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.  And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’”

Baptismal service: God chose you before the foundation of the world. He has plans for you. He is delighted with you. He wants to possess and animate you by His Spirit to fulfil your destiny.

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