Wednesday, April 8th
Acts 13:16-22
16 Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, ``Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:
17 ``The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
18 ``For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.
19 ``When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance-- all of which took about four hundred and fifty years.
20 ``After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21 ``Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22 ``After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, `I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.'
God’s assessment of David is one of Scripture’s highest divine praises. In Acts 13:22, the Lord called David “a man after My heart, who will do all My will.”
In other words, a desire to obey God is an essential characteristic of having a heart for Him. King David’s life wasn’t flawless, but his pattern was to follow God. And when David sinned, he knew what to do—he prayed the Lord would search out any hurtful way in his life and help him get back on track to become the kind of person God intended (Psalms 139:23-24).
David’s highest priority was his relationship with the Lord. He delighted in God’s law and treasured intimate communion with Him. The Scriptures reveal many examples of how David trusted the Lord in all the challenges of his life. He recognized that any greatness he achieved as king was actually due to God alone.
Becoming a person with a heart for the Lord is a valuable goal. While perfection isn’t possible, a growing relationship with our heavenly Father is. In the process, we will discover that our desires and interests increasingly align with God’s, and obeying Him will be our great delight.
Lord, I said go through these times in my life. I ask that my mind is not drifted somewhere else that I wouldn’t be distracted and pulled to another path, Lord, I think you for wanting a relationship with me and choosing me. I ask that my heart would earn to have a relationship with you, and that a relationship with you would be my highest priority in Jesus name amen