Ninth Day of Lent - King David

Le Roi David with the Artist, by Mark Chagall

King David was exceptional.  He had been trained in the desert with his sheep and his relationship with his Creator.  He learned to cope under pressure.  Sometimes we experience this strange form of training, preparing us for some other grander role.

We all know that David was not perfect.  The temptations for those with royal power are seen in failed celebrities everywhere.  We read that David knew that his Lord was with him, and above him.  Israel flourished under a just king, just as all countries do.  That's what you need, but the two rarely sit together.  

21 Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ Acts 13

PRAYER:  Under stress, I turn to you immediately.  Better to be with you before things get tough.