Welcome to the InTouch Podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday, June 14.

The series on pursuing God's heart continues with a look at David's first interaction with the Prophet Samuel.

This encounter reveals principles that help us see how God chooses.

Now what does it take just a moment to look at the life of David here for a second or two?

And just give you a little overview of what this man's life is like and what you and I can expect as we look at his life.

He came out of the most prominent of all the tribes, the tribe of Judah, through which the Lord Jesus Christ himself came.

He was the son of Jesse who was not necessarily a very prominent man and not necessarily in a particular gift was allocated to him.

He came from a good line of Ruth and Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem about six miles or so from Jerusalem.

When it says that he was the least of them or as Jesse said the youngest, it really means the word here means that he was the least in his favor.

And yet in spite of that, he was a very colorful young man.

And he was looked a little different because of his ruddy compraction and then his light hair.

And wherever you find comparisons in the Bible of characters you always find David and all of his greatness comparing to Moses.

Now Moses has said to me the greatest man, the Old Testament, and more than likely David is probably second to him.

He won his way into Saul's family as a result of playing the harp, being able to do that in this verse 16th chapter.

The scripture says that they said of him he was cunning as a player.

What in very long after he slew Goliath that he became idolized by all the people of Israel.

And you recall when they came back that the women were saying Saul had slain his thousands but David his ten thousands which created a problem with David.

He was a hero among the outlaws of his day. His enemies had great respect for him.

The outlaws admired him because of who he was and what he did. He was respected by them.

But there was a sense of love that most people had for David. There was something special about him.

Yet in spite of all the good things that you and I said about him when you look through these chapters he committed adultery.

He was responsible for murder of her husband.

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