Some of the Psalms written by David make reference to the majesty of creation and to his experiences as a shepherd boy. In his early life he seemed to have a closeness to God, but how was that established; who taught him? How did he lean upon God from before his birth and what is the significance of God taking him from his mother's womb? Is there any relationship between this and how Paul was saved on the road to Damascus? Consider Revelation 13:8: "and all who dwell on earth will worship [the beast], everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain" (ESV). The names that were written are those the Father gives to Jesus, his Son, through salvation. The names of David and Paul were there. I think as a child, David sensed God's presence and believed it projected back before birth. At birth God was there to begin his work of preparing David to fulfill the plans, determined before birth, that David would follow. I believe that during his childhood, especially as a teen as a shepherd boy, God taught David about who he was. In what way do you see God's hand at work in your life?
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