January 18, 2012
Psalms – David’s Process – Part 5
What is the meaning of propelled? “To cause to move forward or onward”. See Synonym – push.
From: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/propelled
As David grew into his calling, his “mantle”, he went from an unknown to a leader. He was:
- David the Shepherd
- David the Anointed
- David the Psalmist
- David the King
He was chosen for Greatness. As graced as he was, he did not seek his own wisdom. David sought divine direction for his calling. David went to the source of all wisdom, God. David understood that God knew his past, present and future and that God knew his weaknesses and strengths.
Psalm 139:1-24 (NIV)
From: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+139&version=NIV
1 You have searched me, LORD,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, LORD, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Mantle is shown to mean “a cloak or a covering” and the Thesaurus indicates it is “a cloak of authority on younger shoulders.”
From: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mantle
1 Samuel 16:13 (NIV) reads: “So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power.”
As with David, God will fulfill his calling, his plans for you and your life. David was aware that he was chosen by God, whereas Israel had requested a king, and God gave them Saul. Yes, David grew into his mantle, because he knew that promotion is not given by men, or by followers, but promotion comes from above, from God, and the anointing grace of the Holy Spirit. His enabling did not come from the flow of the oil, but it served as an outward sign that God’s spirit was with this one. Sometimes people need a visible sign to recognize the calling of God on another.
David had been called, anointed and yet he returned to tending the sheep. Preparation in the field was necessary in order to ascend to the throne. The first lesson was waiting on God’s time.
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Let Your Oil Flow from soundingjoy1
Grace Williams – Your Anointing from Wudase
