Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
April 14, 2022: SOAP #4515:  1Samuel 15-16; 1Chronicles 5; Matthew 1

SCRIPTURE:  1Samuel (NIV) 16:17 So Saul said to his attendants, “Find someone who plays well and bring him to me.” 18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him.”  …
23 Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

OBSERVATION: David had many good noticeable qualities; he was talented, he was a brave warrior, he could converse intelligently, and he was handsome.   But the servant giving the report about David had seen something else—God was with Him!!!

That quality made such an impression that the servant included it in his list of qualities.  It was the one quality that bound all the other qualities together—and enhanced them.  It was the extra in David’s harp playing.  It was the extra in his time at war.  It was the extra in his conversations.  It was the extra in the way David held himself and presented himself.  David belonged to God!  God was with David!

APPLICATION: Noticing the presence of God in my life starts with me.  By faith, I invite Him into my life, forgiving my sins.  I set my life under His Lordship.  I treat Him like He really is a part of my life because He really is!  I talk (pray) to Him.  I read His word (the Bible.)  I do those things that honor Him. 

And as I acknowledge His presence, soon others will recognize His presence in my life.  Soon I can see that Jesus is really living His life through me.  The Holy Spirit is directing my everyday life.  There is nothing too big, or too small for His input and assistance. 

PRAYER:  Lord, I am alive in you, but what is better, You are alive in me!   Amen

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