The Covenant Keeper

Family Series (Richardson Baptist: Message 7 of 7)

“The Covenant Keeper” (The Leadership He Requires)

2 Samuel 23:2-7

The Covenant Keeper... the leadership He requires and the mercy He shows when His anointed miss His mark.

These last words of a dying man minister to me... not just any man or any dying words but the words of a man who lived life with a zealousness FOR and AFTER the heart of his Shepherd and King. David declares:

“He who rules over men [for God] must be just, governing [and guiding men] in the fear of the God. And he shall be like the light that shines on a cloudless morning when the sun rises, as the tender grass grows out the earth on a glistening morning, after a night of rain” (2 Samuel 23:4).

I love this! What a revelation from the heart of a King that discerned what God demanded from His leaders and understood the eternal value of resting his failures, to meet those demand, upon God’s mercy and His faithfulness to keep what He promised. We, more than ever, desperately need stable and refreshing leaders in our homes, churches and across our vast landscape. We need them in our homes, churches, communities, schools and government.