“Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted, unbidden, it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us. Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion, we'd be truly dead.”
1 SAMUEL 27-29
4But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favor than by taking the heads of our own men? 5Isn’t this the David they sang about in their dances:
“ ‘Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens of thousands’?”
6So Achish called David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you have been reliable, and I would be pleased to have you serve with me in the army. From the day you came to me until today, I have found no fault in you, but the rulers don’t approve of you. 7Now turn back and go in peace; do nothing to displease the Philistine rulers.”
8“But what have I done?” asked David. “What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until now? Why can’t I go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
9Achish answered, “I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, ‘He must not go up with us into battle.’ 10Now get up early, along with your master’s servants who have come with you, and leave in the morning as soon as it is light.”
11So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.(29:4-11)JOURNAL
The interesting thing about David is the completeness and passion by which he lives. He never really does anything halfway. He is all in with whatever he does. If he acts a fool then he is a slobbering madman. If he is a Hero then he slays a giant and cuts off his head. If he raids a town he destroys everything. If he worships God he does so without shame. David for the most part is single minded and passionate. This is the heart and faith of a true King.
During this period David has realized that he must take his men and join with the Philistines. He does so and is very successful. To the point that the other commanders in the philistine army fear him. This is why I believe David is referred to as a man after God's own heart. He loves, bleeds and acts with total and complete passion. This is the picture and the motivation for life and the life of every believer. Wake up each morning and attack the day, in whatever God calls, go after it with all energy, all hope, all passion...Hold nothing back.
31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31
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