The Portion of my Inheritance

It was said of David, by God Himself, that he was a man after God’s own heart. (1 Sam. 13:14, Acts 13:22). What a wonderful thing to be said of someone from the very mouth of the Father. David clearly lived out Galatians 5:10, desiring to please God alone, for David was not afraid to be undignified in his worship of the King of Kings. David appeared foolish in the eyes of his own wife, Michal, but he didn’t care what she or anyone else thought about him. David’s heart was to be pleasing in the eyes of his Lord, and that is the very heart of the matter.

I take my position on the step to watch my three year old granddaughter dance. She is clad in her brand new pink tutu. Her hair is pulled back into a tiny bun on the back of her head, tucked in tight with pins and hair net.

She is dancing just for me, putting on a show for her mammy. Every twirl, every leap and every dip is done on my behalf, to delight and bedazzle me.

I watch her intently, waiting for my cues. A quick glance in my direction tells me that it’s time to clap, clap, clap. A sudden pause is my signal to praise her. A high leg lift, and I break out in loud cheers and bravos. Magnific, magnific I yell out!

She tries to mimic everything that her much older sister does during her dance, and she is unsteady and shaky as she holds her position for my applause to come to an end.

And she most certainly makes my heart smile, I am thrilled to the core by her heart to please me.

And my mind turns toward the Throne of God, and in the curtain drawn quiet of my home.

All alone, just us two, my Father and I.

I dance.

I am unsteady and awkward, often slipping and shaking as I twirl around and around for Him. I am so ungraceful in my meager attempt to please Him, but I refuse to stop. For in these moments, I can feel His heart smiling at me and I know He is pleased.

And so I dance.

But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’    Acts 13:22