The Making of a Man of God: Lessons from the Life of David
"The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment; the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime."
The turbulent and triumphant incidents in the life of the shepherd-king David illustrate that truth most clearly. Despite his faults, great and small, David became a man who wondrously understood and reflected the mind of a perfect God.
Beloved author Alan Redpath brings David to life and shows us how we can learn from a man who was utterly human but reached for the divine. Richly blending insights from 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, and portions of the Psalms, Redpath demonstrates how God shapes those who are responsive to His love, even through times of trial and despair.
Through an understanding of David's great faith in the midst of trouble and tranquility, we can draw closer to God and come into a better understanding of His grace and salvation.
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"The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment; the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime."
The turbulent and triumphant incidents in the life of the shepherd-king David illustrate that truth most clearly. Despite his faults, great and small, David became a man who wondrously understood and reflected the mind of a perfect God.
Beloved author Alan Redpath brings David to life and shows us how we can learn from a man who was utterly human but reached for the divine. Richly blending insights from 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, and portions of the Psalms, Redpath demonstrates how God shapes those who are responsive to His love, even through times of trial and despair.
Through an understanding of David's great faith in the midst of trouble and tranquility, we can draw closer to God and come into a better understanding of His grace and salvation.
Top Highlights
“In the selection of everyone who enters the service of the King of kings there are always two sides: on the one hand there is the election of God in eternity, accompanied by His heavenly summons in the course of time to take up the cross and follow Him; on the other hand, there is the human response in commitment of life to Jesus Christ as Lord.” (source)
“The choice of a ‘man of God’ is based upon what God sees in a heart of response to His love.” (source)
“Even David’s father called him ‘the youngest’ (1 Sam. 16:11)—and the word used in this connection, I understand, suggests something other than mere youth. It meant he was the least in his father’s estimation; so small was David in his father’s esteem that it wasn’t considered necessary to include him in the family when the prophet of God called them to sacrifice.” (source)
“The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.” (source)
“God’s choice of a man of God is conditioned upon heart response, not head response” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Making of a Man of God: Lessons from the Life of David
- Author: Redpath, Alan
- Publisher: Revell
- Publication Date: 2004
- ISBN: 9781585580798