Do you like hearing stories? I do! I especially like hearing Bible stories…. one of my favorites is about David.

David was just a little boy – in fact, he was the youngest in his family. Nobody probably paid him much attention, just because he was a little kid. But he took care of his family’s sheep. In fact, he killed a bear and a lion who were trying to hurt the sheep and lambs.

Then one day God told  the prophet * to visit David’s dad’s house. God told him that  was where the new king of Israel lived.  He looked over all of David’s big brothers.  They were big and strong, but every time the prophet looked at one of David’s brothers, God whispered in his ear, “Not this one.  Don’t look at how big and strong they are, or how handsome they are. I’m looking at their hearts.”

So he went down the line to the next one. Finally there were no more big brothers.

Then the prophet asked David’s dad, “Don’t you have any more sons?” His dad said, “Just little David, who is with the sheep.”

So the prophet said to call him to the house; as soon as David walked in, the prophet knew he was the one. So the prophet anointed David with oil and told him he would be the new king. Then he prayed over him and blessed him.

I like the story of David, because sometimes people think you have to be grown up to do things for God, but little kids can serve God too (and even little dogs!)

If you’d like to read more about David in the Bible, here’s part of the story.

Here’s a color page of David playing his harp.

*a prophet is someone  who listens to God when He speaks, and tells others what He said. The prophet who visited David was named Samuel.