In I Samuel 13:14, Samuel declared to a rebellious king Saul, “The Lord has sought out a man after His own heart and appointed him leader of His people, because you have not kept His commands.” This man was king David, one of Israel’s most famous kings and considered to have been the ideal ruler and prototype of the promised Messiah. God said of David in Acts 13:22 that he was a man after My own heart, or like My own heart…and that he would do everything God wanted him to do. From the start king David was wholly committed to doing God’s Will and purposes for the good of the Jewish people. So using king David as an example of a “good” shepherd that follows God closely, Jeremiah is telling us to be careful of the leaders we follow. Are they faithful to God? Do they have good sense & discernment? Do they use prudence, wisdom, insight, and upright comprehension in all their decisions? Most of all, are they a man after God’s own heart…not full of themselves and all puffed up with pride & arrogance?
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