Know only a few things about the bible and you probably have heard of David. David, the scrawny young teen, fought the giant while mighty soldiers coward in their tents. We talk about current underdogs as being a David going against Goliath.
Those who know a little more about David might know God called David a man after His own heart. How do you get to be someone after God’s own heart? According to Acts 13:22: He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David[c] the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.
David was not perfect, far from it in fact. He had an affair with another man’s wife, he then set the husband up to be killed because David impregnated the man’s wife. But when confronted with his sin, David’s heart broke.
The majority of David’s life is spent seeking to be in the will of God. We know more about the feelings of David then we do of most of the people in our day to day lives. David the shepherd boy and David the King spent his whole life writing songs about his relationship to God. We call them Psalms, but they were songs. Early on, David played his songs to calm down King Saul later he gave the songs to those who sang in the worship of the Lord. Each of these songs gives us a window into how David lived and thought.
A major thread through all of David’s songs was Thanksgiving and Praise. David lived a life of recalling the acts of God. He lived gratitude and that gratitude fueled his faith in God.
Come join me as I explore the outline David composed in 1 Chronicles 16 regarding Thanksgiving. I am starting this study on November 1, 2012.
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