HAL BRADY: After God's own heart

People exchange many compliments. He’s a great person. She’s a class act. He’s quite an athlete. She’s a special friend. In the world of sports we often hear the expression “He has color.” While I cannot exactly define it, I think you understand what it means. The athlete with color makes his easy plays look speculator and his mistakes are readily forgotten. “He has color,” we say.

But perhaps the greatest compliment ever paid to a person was the compliment paid to the biblical character, David. It was spoken by the prophet Samuel to an unfaithful King Saul. Samuel notified Saul that because of his failure to keep God’s command, the kingdom of Israel would be taken away from him forevermore. Then Samuel stated: “But now, your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command” (l Samuel 13:14).