GOD HASN'T FORGOTTEN YOU- HIS UNMERITED FAVOR

I don't know if I have ever shared this but I have somewhat of a fascination with the life of King David. The different stages of his life as a warrior, a Shepherd, a king and as a friend. A shepherd tending to the sheep in the field, forgotten about by his earthly father Jesse while he was busy showing off his other seemingly more qualified sons to the prophet but remembered by God who sent the prophet to anoint him as King. Anointing trumps qualifications cause God's favor ain't fair, God will use who he chooses. Downplayed by many for his faults as a murderer, adulterer, etc., but beloved of God because of his humbleness of his heart and faith he was a friend of God known as "a man after God's own heart". Am I the only one that sees awesomeness of God in that someone with, so many flaws could a friend of God to mention" a man after his own heart", that gives me profound hope this morning! It reminds me that while man is busy looking at the outside God is busy accessing the condition of your heart. Proverbs 24:16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when disaster strikes. What we deem as wicked or that which unworthy of redemption in others during faults and failures God calls them just when they have the faith to repent knowing that they will be fully forgiven and get back up in get back in line. I don't know what it is in some of us who want their brothers or sisters to stay down when they fall and will not restore them...that spirit is not of God!!!! David was man of honor-he was a friend to Saul playing the harp to soothe him when Saul wasn't a friend to him Saul was trying to kill him. Isn't that just like the Lord a friend to us and still good to us when we are so undeserving of his grace. When Saul was after David after Saul was rejected by God as king, David brought no harm to Saul even in his fallen state because David feared God. In his reverence of God he dare not do harm to one of God's anointed. Psalm 105:15 "Do not touch my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm." They do not belong to you and didn't call them God called them and they belong to him. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED TO QUIT TOUCHING THAT WHICH BELONGS TO GOD!!! ALL of us need keep that in mind we when deal with God's people we need to be careful how we treat brothers or sisters when found in a fault, it is a spiritual command that Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore them in the spirit of meekness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.- Galatians 6:1