*LIVING SEEDS DEVOTIONALS*
(Life Transforming Words)
Day:164|Sunday|June 13th| 21
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*A MAN AFTER GOD'S HEART*
_And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will_ . Acts 13:21-22(KJV).
God Almighty in his mercy brought Israel out of the hand of tyrant king into their own city. Israel clamoured for a king after they had been on the land for about 400years(1Samuel 15:23-28). *They wanted to be like the nation around them. Though it was not God's original plan that Israel be ruled by an earthly king.* He allowed them to make Saul their king. It was God's original plan that He remain the heavenly king of Israel and rule them from heaven through the law he gave to them on mount Sinai. Israel accepted this system of government for forty years in the wilderness for about four hundred years in Canaan (1Sam. 10:20-24). *When Saul left God, God also left him. Because he forsook the will of God, he was subsequently rejected as King over Israel(1Sam 13:1,14* ; 15:23-28; Isa. 44:28). *The throne of David was given because David was a man after Gods own heart* (1Sam 13:14; 16:1-13; Psalm 89:20). He was a man who understood the dynamics of God's grace and mercy towards people and sought to do the will of God out of pure heart (Matt. 5:8). Due to this godly attribute in David in lifestyle, God promised David that in the future He would raise up one of his descendant to sit on his throne (2Sam. 7:12; Ps 132:11, Isa. 11:1,10; Jer. 23:5-6; Zach. 3:8; Matt 1: 21). Paul announced that Jesus was the one God that had raised up and seated on Davids throne(Luke 1:30-33; Acts 2:29-35. Jesus was the prophesied Messiah of Israel. Beloved, the challenge here is that are you a man after Gods heart. You need to be a man after God heart, winning Gods heart has to do with obeying his will. It not possible to get into the heart of God when you are a disobedience to his instruction. One of the secret of David is that he is committed to doing the will of God. Are you an ardent doer of his will. God bless you. Shalom!!!
*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, give me a heart after you,
*THE BIBLE THROUGH*
Esther 4-7
*MEDITATION*
1Samuel 16:1-20
*SURE PROPHECY* . I decree to someone today the power of God will liberate your life from all failure to success in Jesus name.
© Thomas A. Adegbile The Senior Pastor, Revealed life Christian centre Akure, Nigeria. 08035868741 www.rlcc.org.ng
