December 12
The Shepherd King
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-5Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
David was given a king’s crown…but asked to be a shepherd. You knew what You were doing when You chose David to shepherd Your people. David had been a shepherd all of his life, leading the flock to lush pastures and carrying home the lost lambs. And caring for people is not so very different. A king on a throne needs the same compassion, the same wisdom, the same vigilance as the shepherd out on the hills.
You come, Jesus, to be our Good Shepherd, for You embody infinite wisdom and sacrificial compassion for the flock. Not only are You the shepherd of our souls, but You are our glorious King of Kings who laid down His life for the sheep.
And I am Your found, worshipping lamb.
Lord, You are my King and my shepherd---and You find me, a lost lamb. What better expresses my love for You who laid down Your life than for me to bow low and worship you, my King of Kings?
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