Not Invited To The Party {Party Crasher}
1. And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? 5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him. 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. 15 And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. 19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight. 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. Good morning and God bless.
I have been looking at this scripture for a number of years and now I finally get it. In this day and time of great historical significance especially for African Americans but most importantly for christian believers I have dug into the meet of this thing here. See Samuel was mourning over Saul beginning to lose his kingdom for his disobedience when in chapter 15 the scripture says to be obedient is better than sacrifice. Well Saul wasn’t obedient to what God said and ultimately lost his kingdom. Now lets get to why we chose this scripture today because obedience is needed in Christ. For all christians. When we do wrong great consequences can happen to us and those around us. This is how David became one of the greatest Kings to ever live in the bible. One of the most mentioned and revered men for he was a man after God’s own heart. Well you say he slept with ol’ girl and then had the husband murdered but he was a man after God’s own heart. See when you are chosen no matter what you do you have to finish the task God has set for you. Anyway I am getting ahead of myself. Samuel was told by God to go and get Jesse and anoint him a new king whom he has chosen. How many of us on here know we are chosen. Funny thing about what God told Samuel he didn’t tell Jesse because David wasn’t invited to the party because he was tending to the sheep. Now look at how many people are invited to the party of financial wealth, physical health, and other things because they are tending the sheep. See we whom are working truly on the front lines of God’s Army are facing debt, ruin, rumors that could kill our careers, among other things but God has it designed that way for a reason. If you can tend to God’s sheep the right way you can come out of the circumstances that are happening in your life. Anyway back to the story. Samuel looks at all of Jesse’s sons all of the 7 of them {7 is the number of completion} and none of them are fit to be anointed king as God would see fit. Also the work was being heavenly completed. My God look at this here so they go and get the youngest son {The one who doesn’t seem to have any experience, he’s not seasoned} and Samuel says that’s the one. Look at God. David is a man after God’s own heart. The reason because David knew how to be alone tending God’s sheep {Sometimes you will be alone doing ministry but it is a blessing.} Anyway now Saul has lost his anointing and an evil spirit from the Lord was put upon Saul. Watch this {those with real gifts from God will appreciate this one}. He is given an evil spirit from God and guess who is to lift the evil spirit form God DAVID. How many of you even realize you have been put into place to remove the evil spirit from those in higher place and not only that you will be the one to eventually be in that persons place. See but the one thing you must do is love those whom may have that evil spirit because David became Saul’s armourbearer. Meaning he was the one chosen to have Saul’s back. God put David in 2 places. The one of Armourbearer so he would know how to lead. Then he anointed and appointed him to become king. Meaning you have to know how to treat the position you are in before God anoints you to take a higher position. Because unlike Saul, David became greater because he was humble already before he became King because he had been a worker first. Somebody praise God. So when someone ask how did you get that position that you haven’t gone to school for tell them God. I know a young man whom we all affectionately call Q. He has a diploma and is getting ready to go to school for production and all of that computer stuff but he is already more qualified than some because he humbly worked on projects and is working on some other projects other have to wait to get there. He has already been the Sound engineer for a radio show D.E.T.U.T and c.ds “Last Supper” and “Great And Holy Is Our God.” He removes a spirit of evil by his gentleness and love he gives to people. So if you don’t appreciate your posisition now you might not get to the next level or be stripped of your throne. Also know this because you weren’t invited to the party that was for you if you allow God to do his thing he will make everything alright. Also notice that the evil spirit came from the Lord. Stop giving the devil all of the credit for God’s work. The next chapter is about David and goliath. Look out for it. Love you.