Paul cites this verse, which helps to determine the meaning of, “a man after God’s own heart.” A person after God’s own heart is one who will seek out the will of God and do it.

In 2Samuel 7:1 we see him expressing a desire to build a dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant which signified the presence of the Lord. Prior to the above, the children of Israel had asked for a ...

Be men after God’s own heart. Lauren Geppert is a hospitality coordinator at Irving Bible Church. Her white sons are 5-year-old twins and a 1-year-old, and her black godsons lived with her ...

He fulfilled that one important criterion that God was looking for: “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do” (Acts 13:22).

We know, however, that David was a “man after God's own heart.” This is stated by St. Paul, as recorded in Acts 13:22: “He raised up David to be their king; ...

And yet, even before he became king, the prophet Samuel pronounced David “a man after (God’s) own heart.” Simon Peter was a leader among Jesus’ disciples.