1 Samuel 16:7 … for the LORD seeth not
as man seeth; for man looketh on the
outward appearance, but the LORD
looketh on the heart.
Beloved of God,
God called David a man after His heart
(Acts 13:22). The bible used the phrase
`and David's heart smote him' so many
times because David had trained his
human spirit to be in sync with the Spirit
of God and he was consumed by it (Psalm
119:139). He made so many mistakes,
but, he never let go of that most
important thing in his life – the Spirit of
God. He did not care about anything
(including his kingdom and its glory) more
than the Spirit of God which is able to
provide everything else! When David
sinned, his prayer was that God should
not take the Holy Spirit away from him –
(Psalm 51:11 - Cast me not away from
thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit
from me).
By contrast, King Saul was consumed by
his throne. Nothing mattered to him
more than keeping his throne for himself
and for his generation after him. When he
sinned and was reprimanded by Samuel
the Prophet, he was concerned more
about what people will think and begged
Samuel to walk with him to pretend that
all was well (Samuel 15:30 - Then he said,
I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray
thee, before the elders of my people, and
before Israel, and turn again with me,
that I may worship the LORD thy God).
If only Saul had taken an advice from
Moses who made this profound
statement to God (- And he said unto him,
If thy presence go not with me, carry us
not up hence Exodus 33:15).
How did God see the heart of David and
the hat (crown) of Saul? 2 Samuel 3:1 -
Now there was long war between the
house of Saul and the house of David: but
David waxed stronger and stronger, and
the house of Saul waxed weaker and
weaker.
Where lies your secret? Your heart or
your hat? What do you think matters to
God? Your heart (developed human spirit)
or your hat (your blessings)?