Which would you rather choose: to move from grace to grass or from Grass to Grace? Many would rather prefer to be born with silver spoon in their mouths. Many successful people have the story of how they suffered as children into their youth before they built their wealth. Whilst it is possible to move from Grass: that is poverty to grace: wealth and abundance, staying there is a function of the foundation of such acquisition and the favour of God. One would pity those who claim to be self-made, in total ignorance of God's role in their life.
Reading passage: 1 Samuel 1-:2-13
[2]And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
[3]And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
[4]And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
[5]And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
[6]And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
[7]But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
[8]Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[9]Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[10]Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
[11]And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
[12]And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
[13]Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
David started life as a shepherd, one of the most detested jobs in most societies. He was ruddy and at war with wild animals in the process of protecting his father's little flock. He however loved the Lord right from his youth and this reflected in his actions even as king. He was referred to as a man after God's heart.
As a busy king fighting wars with so many enemies all around him, he still found time to write Psalms of praise which still bless us today as we read them. He never forgot his humble beginnings, at a stage, he danced so much before the ark of the Lord that his wife mocked him as dancing naked before the maids. His exalted position did not stop him from repenting when he sinned.
Are you on the grass now? Wait for God's time, don't out things in your hand to get wealth or fame. Rather asks God for His plan did you: it is good (Jeremiah 29:11)
Remember he who humbles himself will be exalted, pride comes before a fall!
