Presented to River Street Cafe, 17 July 2017
Read 1 Samuel 16:1-7
1 Samuel 24 (NIV):
1 After Saul returned from pursuing the
Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” 2 So Saul took
three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David and
his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats.
3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was
there, and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were far back in
the cave. 4 The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to
you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you
wish.’” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
5 Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having
cut off a corner of his robe. 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I
should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on
him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.” 7 With these words David sharply
rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave
and went his way.
"...The LORD
does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
This is important.
This is one theme that reoccurs in 1 Samuel phrased in different ways. This is
significant not only in the narrative of David's rise to power but also in our
lives today.
The smallest
person here, the most delicate person here can be used by God to carry a car
across the road if that is what the Lord needs. The person here most known for
their rough exterior and exhausting lifestyle could be chosen and equipped by
God to win a beauty pageant as high profile as Queen Esther's for His purpose
and Glory. The one of us in this room who has had the least opportunity and
experience with the education system can be used by God to teach an accredited
PhD level course. It is true. God can do anything with me and with you.
When has God used you to do things that are extraordinary and completely out of the realm of your experience, training, and ordinary expectations?
When has God used you to do things that are extraordinary and completely out of the realm of your experience, training, and ordinary expectations?
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