“And
Michal Saul's daughter loved David.” I Sam. 18:20
Love is the topic of more pop songs
than anything else. I came of age with the Beatles, “She loves you, yeah, yeah,
yeah” and “All you need is love”. No one is going to argue that love isn’t a
“many splendored thing”, but what is the basis for love? Michal loved David;
but why? She was a princess and he a mere shepherd boy who made it big as a
warrior. Did she love his military prowess? Did she love his fame? Did she love
his music that he wrote while watching the sheep?
We do know is that she didn’t love
his devotion to the Lord. In First Chronicles it says that Michal despised him
(David) in her heart. Why? Because he was fanatically in love with God. Too
many pastors become quickly “unloved” when they take a stand for God, when they
declare God’s truth, when they insist on God’s way. We too often love them for
being handsome, a good speaker, a nice guy. We need to love them for being
God’s man.
Dear Father, Remind us to love whom
You love for the right reasons. Amen.
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