Do As David Did Ps 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. NKJV Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

The thing about David is …. He was a man with a heart after God Acts 13:22 He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.' NKJV

Ps 42:1-2 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? NKJV The heart attitude of A man who follows hard after God This can be You … A man following hard after God

You Can Do As David Did Ps 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

David Received the Anointing of the Holy Spirit 1 Sam 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. NKJV

Ps 18:33-36 He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. 34 He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. 36 You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. NKJV David’s Confidence in the Lord

Ps 18:2-3 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. Ps 18:29 For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

David Stood Up Against the Enemy of God’s People 1 Sam 17:45-47 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. … 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands." NKJV

David Feared the Lord more than Man 1 Sam 26:9-11 But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord 's anointed, and be guiltless?" 10 David said, "As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish. 11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord 's anointed. NKJV

1 Chron 12: Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment." 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: "We are yours, O David; We are on your side, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to your helpers! For your God helps you." So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. David Exercised the Lord’s Discipline for the Fulfillment of the Lord’s Plan for Israel

2 Sam 6: Now it was told King David, saying, "The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. 13 And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. NKJV David Publically Humbled Himself Before the Lord

2 Sam 6:20-22 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" 21 So David said to Michal, "It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord. 22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor." NKJV David Publically Humbled Himself Before the Lord

Ps 51:1-2 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. NKJV Ps 51:10-11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. NKJV David Repented of His Sin with Holy Fear and Confidence in the Lord’s Mercy

1 Chron 18:1-4 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. 2 Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute. 3 And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. NKJV David Enlarged the Lord’s Kingdom

What Did David Do? Received the Lord’s Anointing to Lead in the Power of the Lord Lived before the Lord (Walked in the Fear & Reverence of the Lord depending on the Lord’s Guidance) He sought the Lord’s presence in his private life Publically Humbled himself in worship before the Lord Responded to the Vision given by the LORD Fought for the advancement of God’s Kingdom

A Heart attitude and personal conviction that is fully given over to have a heart that follows hard after God. A man who seeks the anointing of the Holy Spirit and growing relationship through the Word and Prayer. A man who chooses to “Live Before the Lord” A man who responds to the revelation of God’s word with conviction. A man who responds to the vision of God’s Kingdom and whole-heartedly take his place for to serve for it’s fulfillment. What Kind of a Man Gives Opportunity for the Lord To Release His Power and Glory?

Where can this Start in Your Life? Come to the Lord in prayer Continue with a hunger to be in the Word and meetings with the church Do as David did. He said “I always set the Lord before me.” Commit myself to the vision the Lord has placed before us and to His leading to fulfill my part in that vision to expand the kingdom of God.

Ps 16:7-11 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. 10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. The Lord’s Promise to You … You Can Do as David Did!

Responding to the Higher Call Find Holy Ground in your life What is God’s Plan for your Life?

The Lord’s Promises to David are Fulfilled in Jesus Christ Jer 23:5-6 "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.