Am I Willing To Change...
This is a question each of us must ask ourselves each day of our journey with Christ Jesus.
God has been speaking to me lately about changes in the Body of Christ. There is a mighty big shift that is happening in the spiritual realms and will manifest in the natural. It will start through the yielded sold out true remnant of God......the prayer warriors....the sold out servants of the Most High.
However, there must be obeident, selfless, yielding saints willing to go and do what ever God is calling each of us to do----no matter how big or small the task may be....no matter the personal cost.
Each one of us as followers of Jesus Christ, must learn to yield and evolve....allow God to prune us, mold us and make us into the man or woman of God that we are called to be.
The men and women that are mentioned in Gods Holy Anointed Word are both good and bad....some followed God as He lead.....they were willing to change and in turn were blessed.....others we read were not willing to change....and they paid greatly for their disobedience......each of these life lessons are given to us to show us what to do and what not to do as men and women of God.
God is calling His people all over the world to change from complacent, pew sitting,
socializing church goers, and blessing seekers...........
To MIGHTY PRAYER WARRIORS and SOUL WINNING FISHERS OF MANKIND!!!!!!!!!!!!
To help teach this lesson of change I have chosen one person for an example of good and bad choices......who became a great and mighty man of God....a man after Gods own heart......
I chose King David.......
David changed and developed through conflict, war, hate, jealousy, envy, mockery, hunger, and poverty....through many many uncomfortable and uncertain issues....yet he remained steadfast and true all through his journey to become king...it wasn't until David became King that he yielded completely to his personal lust. David had a womans husband killed so he could make her his wife.....Even though David sinned greatly....King David knew in his heart he needed God to forgive him....King David begged God for mercy and forgiveness. That is what makes King David such a great and mighty man of God....he knew when it was time to humble himself before the Lord, with praise, worship, and prayer of true repentence. That is what makes this humble shepherd boy so great in the eyes of God!
God is calling His saints to become more like King David.....men and women of true faith in God Almighty...willing to fight the good fight of faith.....to be willing to be pruned, shaped and molded into the mighty warrior of faith that each of us is called to be....willing vessels willing to change our bad habits, our traditions, our opinions, our sinful nature, our views of real Christian faith, to Gods view of true followers of Jesus Christ.....
Before he became King.
He lived a rough life....
Shepherd Boy----
fighting off lions and bears and other preditory animals from getting his fathers flock of sheep....
As well as poachers.
Errand Boy----
running errands for his father and family
Delivery Boy----
taking food to his brothers on the front lines of war.
Boy of Courage-----
asking his brothers why they do not take the enemy by force---
standing before the King and proclaiming he, himself would kill the giant.
Giant Killer----
The one and only brave man of God to face the giant and slay him before
King Saul and his army and the enemies army
Kings Musician & Loyal Servant----
He played his instruments for King Saul and sang Psalms to him.
Best Friend----
sold out friend to King Sauls son, Jonathon
Mighty Warrior----
was known through out the land and history as a mighty couragous warrior...
one who never backed down from his enemies
Young man of Great Faith----
every where David went he proclaimed his faith and trust in God Almighty.
Loyal Friend and a Man of His Word----
after Jonathan had died, and David had become king...he honored
his friend by blessing Jonathans son.
Man of Wisdom-----
he knew that even though he had the ability, strength, and opportunity to kill King Saul.....
David knew that it was not his right to do so. Because God had appointed Saul as King
and it was Gods responsibility to remove Saul from his throne...in Gods timing.
It took many years for David to develope into the King God called him to be.....
A lot of pain, suffering and blood shed....
Constant conflict....
Constant uncertainty
Constant listening and seeking God
Constant yielding and obeying Gods commands
Mistakes, sins, battles, insecurities and even fears....
Through all this....David never stopped praising God Almighty or seeking God.
Davids lifes story begins in 1 Samuel and is recorded in several different books of the bible and through most of Psalms..... I encourage you to really research this out and read this extremely brave and amazing man of Gods story....it will bless you to know that even as brave as he was.....he too faced fear and depression, hopelessness, longing, lonliness, and he made good choices and some really bad choices. But David always knew that God was the answer to any of his personal issues.
Please, take this challenge and discover for yourself how God took this dirty little shepherd boy and turned him in to a mighty warrior and wise king.
(if you need assistance to find the scriptures about David the boy and David the King....go to www.blueletterbible.com or BibleHub.com......this can also be downloaded onto your smartphone....type in the key word David in the search bar and the scriptures with the key word David will come up....this is a great tool to learn more about the word of God.....it has many bible translations, bible dictionaries and other bible study helps....its a great tool to have for any persons personal bible study)
What an amazing and great adventure story......
Twist and Turns, Up and Downs. Sorrows and Defeats. Victories and Great Happiness.
Lust and Love, Heartbreak and Fears........
King David was a man after Gods own heart...even though he was not perfect and he sinned.
What is your favorite story about David?
What have you learned through Davids lifes story?
Have you been able to hear Gods love and correction in these passages?
Psalms 86:1-7 NIV
(a prayer of David)
Hear, O Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
Guard my life, for I am
devoted to You.
You are my God;
save Your servant who
trust in You.
Have MERCY on me, O Lord,
for I call to You all day long.
Bring joy to Your servant,
for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
You are forgiving and good,
O Lord, abounding in
LOVE to all who call to You.
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
listen to my cry for MERCY.
In the day of my trouble
I will call to You.....
Psalms 34:1-15 NIV
(A Psalm of David when he pretended to be insane
before Abimelek, who drove him away and left him.)
I will extol the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.
I will glory in the Lord; let the
afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the Lord with me;
let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord and He
answered me;
He delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to Him are radiant;
their faces are never covered
with shame.
This poor man called, and the Lord
heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him,
and He delivers them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes
refuge in Him.
Fear the Lord, you His holy people,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack
no good thing.
Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Whoever of you loves life and desires
to see many good days, keep your
tongue from evil and your lips
from telling lies.
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
the eyes of the Lord are on the
righteous, and His ears are
attentive to their cry.
This lesson today is not meant to give you all the answers....it is meant as a challenge for you to seek God and the lessons you may be able to learn from Davids amazing life. I hope that you are willing to put some time into this study. I hope that you will see Davids faith in God Almighty, the Great I Am. I hope you will see Davids weaknesses, failures and insecurities as well as his strengths and victories.
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In Love, Always Sowing Seeds For Souls
Evg. Sherrill A. McDonald
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