As so well described in 1 and 2 Samuel, David was a man after God's own heart. He loved God. But what constituted his love for God? What were the elements of that love? From the two books, we can see the major components were: trust, patience, obedience, repentance.
Trust- David had such trust for God. E.g. when hunted by Saul, David had so many opportunities to kill Saul on his own, but he didn't (1 Samuel 24, 1 Samuel 26). Instead he chose to trust that God would deliver him in His own time and way.
Patience- In 1 Samuel 16, Samuel anointed David as the future king of Israel. David was still a boy at that time. Even though David knew since young that he was to be the king, he was patient in waiting for his turn... for God to work. In no way, did he try to overthrow Saul or eliminate any of Saul's sons. Instead, he loyally served Saul (1 Samuel 18:5) and loved Jonathan as his own (1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 20:42).
Obedience and repentance- David made many mistakes in his life. Nonetheless, whenever confronted by God, he was always repentant... even in his later years when he was already king and powerful. E.g. when confronted by Nathan of his sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:1-12), David confessed and was remorseful (2 Samuel 12: 13-17).
May I too love God as David did... like David, to trust and obey Him... and have patience to wait before Him.
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