1 Sam. 24; Ps. 57-58; 1 Chron. 8; Mt. 8

And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. 5 Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe. 6 And he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.” 1 Sam. 24:4-6

You wonder what a man after God’s own heart looks like? Here it is. Some people would say that David was over sensitive about this anointed of God thing. Sure Saul is the King but he is just a man and he is doing everything in his power to kill David. Doesn’t God allow self defense, yes of course he does but David new that God had placed Saul as king and he wasn’t going to do anything that would go against the will of God. David would rather error on the side of grace than risk offending God. That is the heart of a man after God’s own heart. He understands that God has an order of authority and we do well to submit to his order. It is why David could become the anointed of God himself, because to be a man or women in authority you have to be a man under authority.


Pastor Rick