BE LIKE DAVID!

Remember several years ago when Michael Jordan was playing basketball and the “buzz” slogan at that time was “be like Mike”? Everybody loved Michael Jordan and every kid (and kid at heart) dreamed of being just like Mike. Well lately, I’ve been reading about David. You remember David, the king of Israel, the same David that was loved by God, the man after God’s own heart? So, I’m wondering, why isn’t it the dream of every Christian to be like David, to be a man or woman after God’s own heart?

When we look at David’s life we see a giant of a man, not in stature but in his standing with God. God loved David, that’s a fact, but God did not love David more than He loves you or me and that is also a fact. So with that said, maybe we can be like David!

So what made David so special?

1. David always remembered where he came from. He was a poor shepherd boy. There was nothing unique about him. After God placed him on the throne as king of Israel, David recognized that it was nothing that he had done to become king. He was humbled by the fact that out of all of the families in Israel, God chose his family to choose a king from and out of all of the members in his family, God chose him to be king. He didn’t try to second guess and constantly ask God “why me?” He humbly accepted the fact that God chose him, specifically to do a job. (1 Chron. 14:2, 17:16-18).

2. He realized that God was in control of everything and everything was God’s to give or take away. David knew this and he accepted it. God had a perfect plan and David knew that plan would be carried out with or without him. (1 Chron. 19:13b).

3. Whenever David had to make a major decision, he consulted God to see what God’s will for him was. Whatever God’s answer was, David abided by that answer. If God said “yes, go to battle, because the battle is already won” David went and fought. He didn’t say “well, now God, are you sure?” David didn’t rely on his own understanding or the counsel of his generals. The times that David did not ask God first....he failed, and he didn’t blame God for the failure. David knew that the failure was because he had sinned and he immediately repented. (1 Chron. 14:9, 14:14, 15:13, 21:8).

4. David worshipped and praised God constantly and he worshipped God with abandon. David didn’t care if his actions during worship weren’t befitting his “kingly” station and he certainly didn’t care what anyone thought. David understood that his worship was between himself and God. He tuned out the people around him and totally focused on worshipping God. He didn’t even care what his own wife thought “As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.” 1 Chron 15:29.


David was loved by God and we are loved by God. David gave all of his love, all of his praise to God. David gave all honor and glory in everything to God. We can be like David...if we want it badly enough. God created each of us in His own image. He watches over us daily. He knows the plans that He has for each of us (Jeremiah 29:11) and He knows what we need even before we ask for it (Matthew 6:8). I want to have a relationship with God like the one David had. I want to be a woman after God’s own heart.

If you are a Christian, you have God the Holy Spirit living within you! If you want a total relationship with God like David had, it’s time to put away your childish ways and recognize where your sustenance comes from “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.” 1 Cor 13:11. It is time to give God all the glory and honor; it is time to give God all of your praise and worship!

If you are not saved and you know that your life can be so much more, please read our blog titled New Life in Christ dated April 2, 2010.

Bible Verse taken from the New International Version
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