Sunday Talks with Matt Bird

The Prophet Samuel was the first key person God sent into David's life. There must have been some back room chatter when prophet Samuel invited himself for dinner - even more so when he wanted to see each of the sons. Samuel believed in David more than David believed in himself!Who are the people in your life who believe in you more than you believe in yourself? God sends people in

The un-named servant referred David to King Saul. There is no way that David would have found his way from the fields to the Royal Court without the recommendation of the un-named SERVANT. Who are the people who have referred opportunities to you despite risks to their own reputation? Who are the people you could refer opportunities to?

The Israelites were being intimidated by the Philistines and in particular by a giant of a man called Goliath. There was no-one who believed they could take on Goliath. Then the boy David showed up. He didn’t fit into the armour expectations of the Israelites but he went on to defeat Goliath!Intimidating ‘giants’ will turn up in our lives but God will always send the means to

David and Saul loved each other like brothers. They looked out for each other and covered each others backs. Jonathan saved David’s life on numerous occasions. God sends people into our lives who can become soulmates to help us THRIVE rather than SURVIVE.Who are your soulmates? Is there one or possibly a handful of people who you can talk to about anything and everything? If you

God gave David great victory in battle and whatever mission King Saul sent him on, David was successful. His popularity grew and this made Saul jealous and angry. Often what appears as extreme JEALOUSY is actually extreme INSECURITY. As God elevates us, there are people who will compare themselves with us and they will become jealous because of their insecurity. They may even grow

God gave David a wife who was in love with him. Saul used the mutual love as an opportunity to see David killed. But Michal saved David’s life from his father and Saul eventually gave Michal to David in marriage. As God elevates us he sends someone who stands with us and becomes our helper and friend.Who is your life partner and how is your relationship with them?

God provided for David’s needs for food, protection, guidance, and strategic purpose through the priest Ahimilek. God sends people into our lives who make strategic provision for us when we need it most.Who are the people who have made strategic provision for you? Or, who are the people you can make strategic provision for?

David formed a collaboration with Abiathar because he recognised they would be stronger together. God sends people into our lives who we can collaborate with and who become critical to our future.Who are the people you are collaborating with?

At a key moment in his life David formed an alliance with his enemy, the Philistine Achish. David found common purpose with those who were opposed to him and in fact he so won the trust of King Achish that he became his bodyguard for life! Perhaps winning the trust of our enemies part of God’s plan for unlocking our future, destiny and elevation?

One of the often unrecognised things about David was that he not only had a heart after God but he also had a heart for people. David met lots of strangers at a particularly stressful time when his life was under threat. At one point he helped an Egyptian Stranger in a field, even though David himself was going through a stressful time.God gives us a heart for himself and for peopl