A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David

by Beth Moore

Publisher:

B&H

, 2012

Overview

We all go through times when we feel insignificant or times when we feel certain that we have experienced a degree of failure from which there is no return. This is not a reality we experience alone, but is one that a man after God’s heart experienced as well. From shepherd, to refugee, to king of Israel, David exhibited the purest virtues and the most heinous sinfulness, but through it all his relationship with the Lord continued to grow.

A Heart Like His looks at this bond of mutual love and admiration between a man who was not unlike any of us and the one true God who is all good and all powerful. Beth Moore walks us through an exploration of David’s incredible life, drawing spiritual insights from a man who boldly fulfilled his divine destiny not merely by what he did, but who he loved and served. Bringing lessons from David’s life to bear on your own, this picture of a man who loved and followed God will help you to serve with a heart focused on Him no matter the circumstance.

Key Features

• Shows readers how to better serve God by understanding their own unique relationship to Him
• Draws spiritual insight and understanding from a man who slayed a giant and saved a kingdom
• Introduces readers to the heart of a man whose triumphs and sins were foundation blocks of God’s plan and prophecy

Contents

Part I Psalm 23—Summoned from the Sheepfold

• A Look at the Heart
• David's Back Story
• Taking God for Granted
• Chords of Comfort
• The People's Choice
• The Seeds of Destruction
• How to Lose a Kingdom
• A Father Unlike His Son
• One Smooth Stone
• An Amazing Covenant

Part II Psalm 59—A Friendship Made in Heaven

• A Jealous Eye
• The Great Escape
• Common Bonds, Uncommon Friends
• The Blessed Reminder
• For Crying Out Loud

Part III Psalm 54—Survival Skills and He Who Wills

• The Inhumanity of Humanity
• Count Your Blessings

Part IV Psalm 63—In the Desert of Judah

• A Chance for Revenge
• A Surly Man and a Smart Woman

Part V Psalm 56—The Long-Awaited Throne

• A Case of Overkill
• The Living Dead
• Alone with God
• The Death of Israel's Giant
• A Fallen Friend
• Settling Down
• Things That Bring Change

Part VI Psalm 18—A Man after God's Own Heart

• The Shepherd King
• Mourning to Dancing
• Humble Beginnings
• Compulsory Praise
• A Virtuous Man
• Room in the Palace
• Shunned Sympathy

Part VII Psalm 51—The Wages of Sin

• Up on a Rooftop
• Contrasts in Character
• You Are the Man!!!
• Painful Pleas
• No Relief like Repentance
• Family Secrets
• Bring Home the Banished

Part VIII Psalm 3—The Unrelenting Sword

• An Abandoned Throne
• Traitors and Friends
• If Only
• Crossing the Jordan
• Unfinished Business
• The Unwelcomed Sight of an Old Enemy
• A Great Celebration
• A Hand Withdrawn
• A New King
• Wholehearted Devotion

Part IX Psalm 30—Final Years and Settled Fears

• Praises of the Great Assembly
• A Resting Place

Top Highlights

“‘Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’ God reminded Samuel that the human mind has an overwhelming tendency to make assumptions based on appearances. God’s choices don’t always make sense to us, but they are never haphazard or random.” (source)

“Often when God does not readily give us what we want, it is because He knows what our desire would cost us. Faith sometimes means forgoing our desires because we trust Christ to have a better plan for our lives.” (source)

“Ask God to make you aware of the constant reminders of His presence in your life so that you can have His assurance, no matter your circumstances.” (source)

“A changed heart is the absolute requirement for kingdom service.” (source)

“Then again, perhaps it was his shocking humanity and the resulting suggestion that we cannot out-sin God’s ability to forgive.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David
• Author: Beth Moore
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: David, King of Israel › Meditations; David, King of Israel; Devotional excercises
• ISBNs: 9781430077039, 9781433677410, 9780805453621, 1433677415, 0805453628, 1430077034
• Resource ID: LLS:4AE19999245D81126DD54440C2ECBE9E
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-09T19:00:08Z

About Beth Moore

Beth Moore is an evangelist, teacher, and best-selling author. Moore has written several books including Get Out That Pit, So Long, Insecurity, A Woman and Her God, and several others and several Bible studies that are used by groups all over the world.

In 1994, Moore founded Living Proof Ministries, an organization dedicated to encouraging women to know Christ through His Word. Living Proof Ministries hosts a conference, Living Proof Live, where Moore taught hundreds of thousands of women who attend the conferences all over the United States.

Moore began teaching through her radio ministry called Living Proof with Beth Moore in 2004. Recently, Moore has started to regularly appear on the television program LIFE Today. Moore often includes stories and poems within her teaching. She’s collected several stories from Christian around in the World in her book Voices of the Faithful and Voices of the Faithful—Book 2.