How does a man ascend to greatness as a king to a nation chosen? Though you my king were but a ruddy lad, your path was surely set in motion.

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? Is it bravery or valor?

You my king were incensed with a faithless nation cowered in fear before their foe. You challenged a giant with only a sling and propelled a mortal blow.

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? Is it spirit?

Your Father’s spirit goes before you as your enemies fall before your sword. What is it that God saw in your heart when the anointing oil was poured?

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? Is it righteousness?

Surely it was not righteous that a king should take a soldier’s wife then take his child and end his life. Certainly it was not right that a king should send his faithful servant into a hopeless fight.

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? Is he superior in being?

Kings are only men. They may be right or wrong, weak or strong. Yet kings are merely mortal men who walk in the shadow of mortal sin.

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? Is it his strength or weakness?

The king who above all else has a heart for God walks with the power of Moses’ rod. It is never the strength of human flesh that determines our weakness or greatness. It is not the battles we have won or lost or the even the suffering and human cost.

What is it that defines the greatness of a king? It is what God finds in the human heart.