THE MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
GOD described King David as a man after HIS own heart, not because he was running after the heart of GOD but because he had the same heart with GOD. Chris Dupre(A praise and worship minister) said; I used to think being a man after the heart of GOD means being a man that runs after GOD, until the Holy Spirit enhanced my understanding when I heard a lady addressing a boy that he took after his father, having same politeness, same look, same dressing and so on, which literally means that the boy looks exactly like his father. So, he learnt that to be a man after GOD's own heart does not mean to run after GOD, but to look like GOD, just as that little boy look like his father. So, the question is; What is it that makes King David look like GOD? Is it because he was a king? Or because he was a warrior?
King David does not look like GOD because he was a king, a warrior and so on. He looked like GOD because he had same quality as GOD(just like that little boy had same quality as his father), which is praise. Praise is one of the most essential qualities of GOD. The heart of GOD is the heart of praise, and the heart of David is full of praise. That explains why GOD described King David as a man after HIS own heart. Therefore, being a man after the heart of GOD does nor mean running after GOD like an athlete, neither does it mean being in all the service groups in your church, NO! It means having a heart that takes after GOD, which is a heart of praise. Now the question is; Are you a man(or woman) after the heart of GOD, or you are a man(or woman) running after GOD
We will stop here today. But please listen; NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU RUN AFTER GOD, YOU CAN NEVER MEET UP WITH HIM, BUT IF YOU ARE A MAN THAT TAKES AFTER HIS HEART(A MAN OF PRAISE), YOU WILL NOT NEED TO RUN AFTER HIM, BECAUSE HE WILL COME TO DWELL IN YOU(Psalm22:3). THEREFORE, DO NOT RUN AFTER GOD, RATHER HAVE THE HEART OF GOD, WHICH IS THE HEART OF PRAISE...BE WISE...!!!
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