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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Dad's Ramlings -- A Beautiful Spirit

"David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul. But David occasionally went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep....Then Jesse said to his son, David, 'Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.' "
 
                                                             I Samuel 17:14-15, 17
 
Jesse had eight sons (16:10). Besides the three oldest who were in the army, there were four other brothers who could have done some of the work. But David, being the youngest, was at the bottom of the pile. He got the grunt work – tending sheep and being the go-fer. Sometimes the bottom person can feel used – doing the jobs no one else wants to do. But I hear nary a complaint from David. Even though David knew he was anointed as the future king and had a position in the royal court of Saul, still he does the grunt work without murmuring or carrying a chip on his shoulder. What a spirit!  I want to be like that.
 
Today's Thought: A servant spirit is a beautiful thing to behold.
 
Have a happy day. Love you.
 

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