You can move the heart of a room without moving the heart of The One True King. Saul was anointed as king, though was it because of the favor of God? No, in fact the Lord gave the people what they wanted; this is why we can easily misjudge the favor man for the favor of God.

Contrastingly, David won the heart of his King when no one knew his name. On distant roaming hills of humility David was faithful to shepherd and dream with God in obscurity. Was he any less favored, talented, qualified to be king because he was unknown by the people, or even liked for that matter? No, He was the one whom the Lord chose.

Your ability to work a room may win the hearts of men, but do you KNOW the heart of the King? The Lord chooses whom he crowns, and many we will see on that day in eternity who may be least in the eyes of men – forgotten ones even as David was forgotten in the line up for the choosing by his own father – however no less qualified when The Father sees and knows all. Thankfully Samuel was listening to the Voice of the Lord and did not follow what was right according to his own eyes.

You will find your God-ordained destiny and desires fulfilled in deep communion with the Lord. Your greatest advocate and mentor is Jesus Himself, and when you commit yourself to Him in “the wilderness” where He has taught you One-on-one to slay the lion and the bear, your confidence will not come from the favor and praises of men, it will be in the One who overcame in you. Imagine this, the Spirit of the Lord inside of David, they are one, and Jesus says, “hey son look what we can do, This is how you slay with one hand…”yes the same hand who first raised in worship was then taught to war. There are secrets in the days of battle ahead that only worshippers will carry. It will not be found on the lips of praises of men, for David was king long before Samuel came knocking on Jesse’s door. David was already king in the eyes of The King of Kings because they were one, and David first saught to know the Lord’s heart well in advance to becoming the peoples hero famous in battle.

Saul and David both were gifted, however eternity’s mark looks different underneath the surface. The Branch of the Lord grows through whom He has grafted, His root has always been Love. This is Yahweh’s choice, this is whom He breathes upon ~ those who seek to know His heart.

Think upon this, David knew the Lord by His heart, and the Lord knew David by his. This is true honor in Lordship and sonship. “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:5. ”After that, He gave them judges until the prophet Samuel. Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully. [I Sam. 13:14; Ps. 89:20; Isa. 44:28.]“ ‭‭Acts‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬-‭22‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

For too long we have crowned kings inside and outside of the church because they have been loved by people, not because of their depth of love for God. Saul could not give up his grip on the crown, while David never asked for one.

”From now on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with a right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in truth.”“ ‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭TPT‬‬