The Donatello Statue of David created controversy and discussion since 1430 A.D.
Probably, the Statue of David was to create discussion about David's youth as he began to fulfill the Plans God had for David.
Psalm 108
A Song. A Psalm of David.
My heart is steadfast, O God!
I will sing and make melody with all my being!
2 Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
3 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.
4 For Your steadfast Love is great above the Heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the Heavens!
Let Your Glory be over all the earth!
6 That Your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by Your right hand and answer me!
7 God has promised in His Holiness:
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have You not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
12 Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
With God
we shall do valiantly;
it is He
Who will tread down our foes.
David, has spent many, many hours with God and David decided that while this looked without fruit - David would believe God.
Habakkuk 3
17 Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, 18 Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
And David pressed on to spare Saul in a cave and then to acquire two more wives. To find more people don't necessarily make life easier as they were kidnapped by competitors in David's business - being a mercenary for hire. Living in the below ditch in the ground.
David prayed vastly and went on to have the Lord help him to retrieve his family. Doing the best with what was given to him. He had found safe places for his family who did ask him for help. Being a shepherd was not going to work - people expected David to be mighty. And at the time - God had not provided David with herds of sheep but people who were as easy to shepherd as feral cats.So David went with those who were willing and the families were retrieved. The brave people who had fought to retrieve their families asked David to forget those who would not strive with them. David said no. Which is odd for Psalm 101.
David was to continue to live for many, many years.
David continued to believe God.
And David did not have a Disney written kingdom start. Saul's concubine's son was crowned and found to be inept. David suddenly had supporters everywhere. Saul's sons were killed by a rival nation and David agreed being prompted by God.
David had mercy on people right and left and then had mercy on Saul's concubine mourning the bones of her children. David was indeed being a Shepherd to Israel in the style of God the Father.
David had reached the point where he could relate. His first wife shunned him and that was one of the few times David was not in the mood to be merciful.
And life propelled forward. David reclaimed lands for his Tribe of Judah and for the first time Jerusalem belonged to Israel. David built his palace outside the gates and walls of Jerusalem, to show his determination that God alone protected him. And also because God says in the Word of God to live upon a hill with a view is a blessing of Heaven.
David must have really wanted a glamorous reward and his reign was to have trouble from there on out.
He ignored God and God sent him the prophet Gad to correct David.
Nathan had more success.
David had known something important - David had not walked alone. God had seen David do what was within his path to do.
Acts 13:22
I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart;
he will do
everything
I want him to do
Why Luke 7 tells of the hometown Jesus lived in -
Luke 7
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
David had believed God.
Why Luke 7 tells of the hometown Jesus lived in -
Luke 7
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
David had believed God.
With God
we shall do valiantly;
it is He
Who will tread down our foes.
David believed that God's Word was good.
David knew God loved him and acted upon this belief.
David had sins, weaknesses and flaws.
David wanted to please God.
And in his life of difficulty, glory, sin, trial, joy, and belief.
God Loved David.
Jesus was born into a family expecting their lives to unfold in Nazareth. And Nazareth is the city of Israel placed upon a plateau, where many watchtowers keep everyone nice and safe. With this view, trouble is seen far, far away. Safety is a key aspect of Nazareth.
Jesus was more like Psalm 108. When He set out as man to establish His Ministry, like Gad, He chose for Beauty, Views, Sea of Galilee, ease of travel and an amphitheater Sea, where people could gage the journey and destination of Jesus Christ that day. Chosen as if God would protect Jesus. Fearlessly.
Abba, Father!
WE PRAY
BLESSINGS
Jesus Christ would fill all the Books ever written.
All of literature and the spoken word.
The greatest thing You ever taught us is just to love,
and be loved in return.
The best thing, Father,
You do is find You love us for exactly what we are.
Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome,
You see, know and Love me.
We, Your Beloved,
continue to be the
Beloved You save
and the
Beloved You Promise. Forever.
You, Father, and I were different.
We came from different places,
and yet
You were the One who taught me the value of Love.
You showed me what it was like to care for another,
and
I am a better because of Your Holy Spirit.
I don’t want to ever forget You.
I love how You makes me feel,
like anything is possible
or
life forever encompasses
All.
La Bella Vita
The Good Life
La Bella Vita, Buono
Abiding in The Lord.
Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well,
in Jesus Christ.
Help us seek and find
and bring,
to become,
more Heaven
to this earth.
Please
continue
to
pray
for
Peace in our lives
in our home
and
the healing of our skin.
Your Mercy,
Oh Lord,
is
Precious to us.
Deliver us from
Evil
and we rejoice.
Let evil depart
from our families
and have Peace.
Thank You
for
our
Blessings!!!
And in Jesus - This Hope.
Faith and Love - we will rise up Believing Jesus.
Amen
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