Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.
- From 1 Samuel 15
The appointment of the greatest human king in history happened with very little fanfare .Somewhere near, or in Bethlehem, the Prophet Samuel called for Jesse to bring his sons, one by one, in front of Samuel, so that the Lord could point out His anointed King for Israel.
Now, God knew who it was going to be before any of this started. God seems to like to draw things out, and He has a flare for the dramatic. The youngest son of Jesse, David, was the least impressive. He sat out in the fields all day, writing songs, watching the sheep.
David was not handy. He couldn't fix or build things. When they needed help baling hay, they did not invite him. Although he was described as being very good looking, he wasn't always out having his way with throngs of adoring girls.
He was happy just being left alone. He loved watching the sheep, and being outdoors, under a shade tree, with his lyre.
But he was very good at that . . . and he knew how to keep the sheep safe from predators. He watched them with a hawk-life stealth. His music could lull both sheep, and solves, with a sense of safety which was, for the sheep realistic, but for the wolves, deadly.
God had His plan. The people wanted a King . . . now. In their impatience, they got Kind Saul, who "looked" like a king, talked like a king, commanded like a king . . . but was a horribly ineffective and insecure narcissist.
God's man would take time getting ready. And we would have to wait for him. Greatness cannot be rushed. And big problems are not solved instantly.
Like our current environment. The prayers and thoughts of the faithful are mocked. "How about action?" demands Hollywood.
Action, indeed. We will have faith in our prayers, that God will make our schools safe. We'll believe it . . . and God will act . . . in His time.
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