One Cool Guy!



You know I really like him. I can just imagine his enthusiasm as he bounded
 down the hillock in response to his father's call. His cheeks would have been blooming
with colour, and his eyes sparkling with life and vigour.
 "Hi, Dad, did you call me?"
I'm sure he really loved caring for those "few sheep" as his brother
sarcastically referred to them. That kind of occupation would have fit in so beautifully
 with his artist, sensitive temperment. How his voice must have soared like the angels
 as he strummed on his harp and made up impromptu psalms.
(And being that he was just a merry, youngster,
 they probably werely always solemn and pious!)
 Those sheep! Few men have likely gotten to know and understand the character and personalities of a flock
of sheep as did David. And because he knew then, and how to guide them, it wasn't all that big a leap in understanding for him to lead human sheep :^).

But wait he didn't tend all his time strumming away and singing lullabies to the restive creature.Ah, no, and that is what I admire about him so much.

When he saw a lion leaping his way, he didn't fearfully chew on his fingers and peer fertively around for a cave to hide in when the King of the Beasts had lamb chops for supper. Not him! Here was a good excuse to leap in to action, and leap he did. Before we would have had time to gasp and scream and run away, our young hero was racing after that Big Bad Cat, took him by the beard and slew him. Yes sirree, he took his trusty old club, I suppose, and slaughtered him right there on the spot! A bear also came to the same dismail end when he met brave, vigorous David.         

Okay, let's get back to David. We left him high-tailing it down the hill to see what his father wanted.  Whooops! The Prophet has come to OUR town! What in the world does he want with US?  David tossed the hair off his forehead and slowed to a more dignified pace, but he couldn't remove the lovely colour from his cheeks, or the merry twinkle from his eyes. I think old Samuel took a liking to that fine lad the moment he saw him. David must have wondered what in the world is going on. Not only was he, a casually dressed shepherd boy, invited to such a elaborate feast,  but that Famous Leader took him aside and anointed him with oil! Oh, David, you don't know it yet, but  you'll make just as good a King of a Special People as you made a shepherd boy.