GRACE CENTRE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Date: 11th December, 2021
TOPIC: FROM ZERO TO HERO 2
BIBLE TEXT: 1 Samuel 16:22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

MESSAGE:
David came on the scene as a shepherd boy who was summoned from the woods where he tended his father’s sheep to be crowned king of Israel. Was that of his doing? No! God chose him. He did not manipulate his way up. You see, God has a special way of handpicking his servants. He told prophet Samuel “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” (1 Samuel 16:1) That son of Jesse – an unkempt, smelly, uncouth and ragged shepherd boy that had not a single characteristic of a king - was David. Actually, God is not influenced by appearance or stature; “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outside appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b)

David grew up in the king’s entourage where he was groomed. He was brought in because of his ability as a musician. King Saul was possessed and each time he underwent an attack, David was invited in to play the harp to drive the spirits away. Furthermore David became popular when the women sang in his honour after he slew Goliath. “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” (1 Samuel 18:7) That triggered David’s problems. He had to flee from the king’s presence to live as a vagabond though a king, because Saul had embarked on plans to kill him but never succeeded in doing so because God was with him.

At the long run, David ruled and reigned successfully for Forty years after Saul. (2 Sam 5:4)

ACTION POINT: Be Zealous, do not loose hope.

PRAYER POINT: In the name of Jesus, all failures in my life disappear right now, good success shall be my end result. Amen