~ Just a Harp Player ~
This weekend I found myself reading 1 Samuel. It started with one of those "Lord, I don't have the slightest guidance in this particular life changing situation, so, I'm just gonna open up my Bible and start reading" moments ~ and, I found myself at 1 Samuel 16 - when David's amazing story picks up.
I have heard and read pieces and parts of David's life over the years - and, I have read the story as I have read through the Bible. But, the course the Lord chose for his servants life revealed a new message to me this weekend.......He truly has a plan, and, it is wild and unpredictable, yet, redeeming and beautiful!
I never realized he really first was introduced to Saul as a harp player ~ This boy, who would be "a man after God's own heart" started out as just a shephard and simple musician to the king he would one day replace!
And, as you read through the next couple of chapters, you can see why David wrote some of the most touching Psalms - he had a really hard time of it!
~ As he tended sheep ~ never did he dream that soon Samuel would visit and be told, by the Lord, that he was the annointed one.
~As he played beautiful music to calm the king ~ never did he dream that he would one day face and defeat a giant.
~ As he killed the giant ~ never did he dream he would one day be hated and pursued by the king he served.
~ As he sat crouched in a cave, hiding from king Saul ~ never did he dream he would one day take Saul's place.
~ As he became king ~ never did he dream his story in 1 &2 Samuel and words in the Psalms would one day be an inspiring, challenging, and humbling balm for those of us who really are just trying to be His children after His heart.
So, this week, I have a new view of David's life ~ and, my own....
His plan is one that we can not begin to fathom where He is headed ~ and, while the journey can appear so mundane we feel we will never make a difference, or be so tough at times that we are unsure we will even survive, it leads to a Father that loves us and has it all worked out ~ all we need do is take today as today, or even this second as this second, and, worry about tomorrow when it is here.
Step on the stone He places in front of you ~ be there, praise Him, and, worry about the next stone when He sets it for you to continue on. And, when you look back, you will see that He was laying a beautiful walk, stone by stone, all along.
I have heard and read pieces and parts of David's life over the years - and, I have read the story as I have read through the Bible. But, the course the Lord chose for his servants life revealed a new message to me this weekend.......He truly has a plan, and, it is wild and unpredictable, yet, redeeming and beautiful!
I never realized he really first was introduced to Saul as a harp player ~ This boy, who would be "a man after God's own heart" started out as just a shephard and simple musician to the king he would one day replace!
And, as you read through the next couple of chapters, you can see why David wrote some of the most touching Psalms - he had a really hard time of it!
~ As he tended sheep ~ never did he dream that soon Samuel would visit and be told, by the Lord, that he was the annointed one.
~As he played beautiful music to calm the king ~ never did he dream that he would one day face and defeat a giant.
~ As he killed the giant ~ never did he dream he would one day be hated and pursued by the king he served.
~ As he sat crouched in a cave, hiding from king Saul ~ never did he dream he would one day take Saul's place.
~ As he became king ~ never did he dream his story in 1 &2 Samuel and words in the Psalms would one day be an inspiring, challenging, and humbling balm for those of us who really are just trying to be His children after His heart.
So, this week, I have a new view of David's life ~ and, my own....
His plan is one that we can not begin to fathom where He is headed ~ and, while the journey can appear so mundane we feel we will never make a difference, or be so tough at times that we are unsure we will even survive, it leads to a Father that loves us and has it all worked out ~ all we need do is take today as today, or even this second as this second, and, worry about tomorrow when it is here.
Step on the stone He places in front of you ~ be there, praise Him, and, worry about the next stone when He sets it for you to continue on. And, when you look back, you will see that He was laying a beautiful walk, stone by stone, all along.
posted by Tina at 6:23 PM
1 Comments:
I found your blog while looking up the words "held by him". I was very blessed by your blog. I am also a homeschooling mother who wants very much for my children to know God deeply and follow after Him. Thanks for sharing.
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