Vickyydera:
He was called that because he did things that pleases God.

Interesting15:

David remained a role model to Christians in different dimensions. A common sherpherd who rose to become Israel's greatest king, this Patriarch is worthy of emulation by Christians today.

In the Bible, God repeatedly refer to David as a man after His own Heart. We are going to see some of the things he did that earned him that honorable divine title, alongside how we Christians today can become brothers and sisters after God's own heart too. I pray God open our understanding. Amen.

1. First of all, David won God's heart by keeping God's commandments 1 Kings 14: 8. David was a lover of God's law and he made God's law his close companion. When the children of Israel were yet to enter the promised land; years before David was born; God knew the children of Israel would demand for a king someday, and He gave them certain principles for kingship (Deuteronomy 17:14-20). One of the principles is that: 'it (the book of the law) shall be with him (the king), and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his



God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes.' vs 19. This was something that contributed to David's success as a
king, as well as his relationship with God.



It is because before GOD makes moves to something,he already understands his footsteps
And for this singular reasons,he was made a man after GOD's heart

As Christians today, we need know that one important factor that will determine if we will win God's heart or not is obeying God's commandments. If you want to win God's heart, you need to keep His commands passionately. And following King David's footstep, you need to be a lover of God's word (the Bible). Study the bible regularly, ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand and live by it, and you are on your way winning God's heart.

2. David followed God wholeheartedly. David put God's will above his own will. He was always interested in the things of God (he even said he prefered to be in the house of God than any other place). He is always interested in knowing God's will before he take any step (reference: 1 Samuel 30).

To win God's heart, you need to give God your all (put your will under God's will). Anything God want is what you want; anything God doesn't want you don't want it. It means, if you have the interest in pursueing a career, and God said 'I don't like this', you need to drop it. And if you don't have interest for something and God said 'I want you to go after this', you need to go after it. That is what David did that made him a man after God's heart.

3. David feared God. When Saul sinned against God, God removed him afterwards. When David sinned against God, God embrace him afterwards. Why? Because David acknowledged his sins due to the fear of God in him, and he seek repentance. David feared God and ruled with the fear of God- that pleased God.

To be a Christian after God's own heart, have the fear of God and let the fear of God shape the way you think, act, and behave. And then, God can boast of you to satan that 'This is one of my children whom I so much love'.

God bless you all.

sonOfLucifer:
He killed many people for God. The Israelites were his Boko Haram.

Interesting15:

David remained a role model to Christians in different dimensions. A common sherpherd who rose to become Israel's greatest king, this Patriarch is worthy of emulation by Christians today.

In the Bible, God repeatedly refer to David as a man after His own Heart. We are going to see some of the things he did that earned him that honorable divine title, alongside how we Christians today can become brothers and sisters after God's own heart too. I pray God open our understanding. Amen.

1. First of all, David won God's heart by keeping God's commandments 1 Kings 14: 8. David was a lover of God's law and he made God's law his close companion. When the children of Israel were yet to enter the promised land; years before David was born; God knew the children of Israel would demand for a king someday, and He gave them certain principles for kingship (Deuteronomy 17:14-20). One of the principles is that: 'it (the book of the law) shall be with him (the king), and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes.' vs 19. This was something that contributed to David's success as a king, as well as his relationship with God.

As Christians today, we need know that one important factor that will determine if we will win God's heart or not is obeying God's commandments. If you want to win God's heart, you need to keep His commands passionately. And following King David's footstep, you need to be a lover of God's word (the Bible). Study the bible regularly, ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand and live by it, and you are on your way winning God's heart.

2. David followed God wholeheartedly. David put God's will above his own will. He was always interested in the things of God (he even said he prefered to be in the house of God than any other place). He is always interested in knowing God's will before he take any step (reference: 1 Samuel 30).

To win God's heart, you need to give God your all (put your will under God's will). Anything God want is what you want; anything God doesn't want you don't want it. It means, if you have the interest in pursueing a career, and God said 'I don't like this', you need to drop it. And if you don't have interest for something and God said 'I want you to go after this', you need to go after it. That is what David did that made him a man after God's heart.

3. David feared God. When Saul sinned against God, God removed him afterwards. When David sinned against God, God embrace him afterwards. Why? Because David acknowledged his sins due to the fear of God in him, and he seek repentance. David feared God and ruled with the fear of God- that pleased God.

To be a Christian after God's own heart, have the fear of God and let the fear of God shape the way you think, act, and behave. And then, God can boast of you to satan that 'This is one of my children whom I so much love'.

God bless you all.

thehomer:


You mean the David that killed a man, stole his wife and God who doesn't like abortions decided to kill the baby from that union as punishment? Sure he was a man after God's heart. They fit each other.

sonOfLucifer:
He killed many people for God. The Israelites were his Boko Haram.