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1 Samuel 13:13-14
“You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel, but now your reign will not endure. The Lord has found a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over his people…”
>> Why David was “a man after God’s own heart” :
1) His heart was
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1 Samuel 16:6-7 NLT
Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Psalm 119:7, 10-11
I will praise you with an upright heart
when I learn your righteous judgments.
I have sought you with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from your commands.
I have treasured your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
Psalm 51:10
God, create a clean heart for me,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
2) He was full of the
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1 Samuel 16:12-13 NLT
So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes.
And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.”
So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on.
Psalm 51:10-12
God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not banish me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore the joy of your salvation to me,
and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit.
3) He had unshakeable
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1 Samuel 17:36-37
[David said,] “Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” Then David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”
4) He
God’s Word.
Psalm 119:47-48, 97-103 NLT
How I delight in your commands!
How I love them!
I honor and love your commands.
I meditate on your decrees.
Oh, how I love your instructions!
I think about them all day long.
Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are my constant guide.
Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
for I am always thinking of your laws.
I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
I have refused to walk on any evil path,
so that I may remain obedient to your word.
I haven’t turned away from your regulations,
for you have taught me well.
How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.
5) He was always
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Psalm 26:6-8 NLT
I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, O Lord,
singing a song of thanksgiving
and telling of all your wonders.
I love your sanctuary, Lord,
the place where your glorious presence dwells.
Psalm 100:1-5
Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!
Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God.
He made us, and we are his—
his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.
For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever;
his faithfulness, through all generations.
Psalm 69:1-3, 13-17, 29-30
Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck.
I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;
I have come into deep water, and a flood sweeps over me.
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
But as for me, Lord, my prayer to you is for a time of favor.
In your abundant, faithful love, God, answer me with your sure salvation.
Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.
Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.
Answer me, Lord, for your faithful love is good.
In keeping with your abundant compassion, turn to me.
Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!
But as for me—poor and in pain— let your salvation protect me, God.
I will praise God’s name with song and exalt him with thanksgiving.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep a vigilant watch over your heart;
that’s where life starts.
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