Five marks of a man like a God's heart
About David's life
David was a man that left the humble condition of shepherd of sheep to king of Israel going by a long period as leader of a group of having excluded and hiding at caves. In spite of everything what lived; David always looked for an intimate relationship with God, reaching a freedom of spilling before the Lord opening him completely the deepest of their feelings. Few people in the Bible demonstrated there to be so much intimacy and freedom with the Lord. David, however if it spilled completely before yours Lord with an incredible conscience of the all was deep the knowledge that God had of him.
To the we study the life of David, we see many positive marks, however I would like to only detach five, that I judge to be very important and worthy of be mock.
1. Careful – When David was anointed by prophet Samuel as King of Israel, he herded sheep of his father's flock. He was a shepherd, and shepherd has to develop two activities at least: to take care and to guide. A careful man is not a fearsome man, but he is a man that knows how to measure the advantages and obstacles of a situation, always acting carefully and being certified of not running unnecessary risks.
2. Humble – Escaping from Saul, David gives their parents to King Amalekite recognizing that he still didn't know what God would do with him. That shows humility. Unhappily today, we see many leaders that are not humble enough to recognize that depend on yours led or that you don't know what to do in a situation. They are forced to demonstrate a safety that, not always they possess.
3. Leader – David conquered many people, it won many battles, however it recognized that he could not have done alone. He led a great army of men disposed to die for him, but it was humble enough to humiliate before God in each challenge. For several times he declared his dependence of God. I am "poor and needy, but the Lord he takes care of me", he declared one time.
4. Zealous – When David saw the giant Goliath confronting the Israelis he knew how to discern that, actually he was confronting God and not to the Israeli people. In many psalms can also identify him as David was zealous with the word of God getting to declare: I "hid Your word in my heart for me not to sin against you."
5. Sincere – Before his sin, David didn't stand back of God because he sinned. He recognized the mistake, it looked for the pardon of God, he asked the Lord that returned him the happiness of the salvation. We can also see in the psalms 77 and 88 great demonstrations of honesty of David before God.
I hope you look for these marks. They are five marks that can make a lot of difference in the people's life and that, when demonstrating the presence of these characteristics in his life a person he can make great difference in his world. David cultivated each one of these marks in his character and "a man was considered like to the heart of God."
And you? What are the marks of your character? Are marks that make you a man like to the heart of God?
See you!
Elias Eloy
Restoring Paths Ministry
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