Monday, January 19 David . . . , a man agreeable to my heart.​—Acts 13:22.

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Monday, January 19

David . . . , a man agreeable to my heart.—Acts 13:22.

 

David was a great king. He was also a musician, a poet, a warrior, and a prophet. He experienced many trials. For some years, he lived as a fugitive, fleeing from jealous King Saul. After becoming king, David again had to run for his life when his son Absalom tried to steal his throne. Despite David’s difficulties and personal failings, he proved loyal to God to the end of his life. Jehovah described him as “a man agreeable to [His] heart.” So David’s counsel is worth listening to! (1 Ki. 15:5) Consider, for example, the counsel that David gave to his son and successor, Solomon. The young man had been chosen by Jehovah to continue to promote pure worship and to build a temple to honor God. (1 Chron. 22:5) Solomon would face difficulties. What would David say to him? David told his son that if he obeyed Jehovah, he would succeed in life.—1 Ki. 2:2, 3. w24.11 10 ¶9-11

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What stands out to me is that David’s value didn’t come from a smooth life or a clean record. It came from where he kept turning. He failed, yes—but he didn’t relocate his heart. Pressure pushed him toward Jehovah, not away. 

 

His counsel to Solomon wasn’t clever advice or leadership strategy. He lived it. Obedience wasn’t theory to him. It was survival. It was the only way to be standing when everything else collapsed.
 

That’s why the counsel is beneficial. Not because David always succeeded—but rather when he didn’t, he still listened. 

“For even if the righteous one falls seven times, he will get up again.” — Proverbs 24:16a, NWT