In the past couple of weeks we saw
that David had a lot of opposition. First from within his own
family and then from without. But he was God's ordained leader and
God honored him because of it. He fought for David to keep him on
the throne. We learned that the same is true of us today. If God is
for us, who can be against us? He walks as a mighty Warrior by our
side. We simply need to stay by His side and follow His voice for
our lives.
After Absalom's rebellion, David
was firmly on the throne once again, but the Philistines came to
attack them once more. After a couple of brutal fights they
defeated the Philistines and Israel had rest from their enemies.
Then David wrote a song to God honoring Him for delivering them. I
just want to quote a couple of verses from this song of David:
"The Lord is my rock and my
fortress and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will
trust. For You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord shall enlighten my
darkness. He is a shield to all who trust in Him. God is my
strength and power, and He makes my way perfect. He makes my feet
like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places." 2 Samuel
22:2, 3, 29, 31, 33, 34
Isn't it beautiful? David gave
honor and glory to God. He attributes his strength to God and
acknowledges that God has placed him on his high places. He thanked
God openly and publicly for all that He did for him. This sums up
David for me, a man who really honored God in all that he did. And
if he made mistakes, he was sorry and immediately made right with
the Lord again and drew near to Him.
How many times have you thanked God
for being with you? For giving you what you have? I have a journal
and many times I write down things that I am trusting God for. And
now and again I page back a year or two, to remember again what I
have prayed about and what my mindset were back then. And it is
amazing to see how things turned out, not necessarily as I had
dreamed or envisioned, but everything worked out as it should. And
it is then that I am reminded to thank God for all that He has
done. Sometimes I notice that I never thanked Him. That is very sad
indeed and I think it happens more often than we think. We should
thank God for all that He has done for us. We should exalt Him and
testify of His goodness and grace. Our testimonies should be like
sweet incense, not only to Him but to other people as well, drawing
them closer to God.
This song of David is beautiful to
me. I can visualize God as our Rock and Fortress, our Deliverer.
That is who He is and I want to exalt Him as that today. He is up
high, seeing everything and acting upon all that is going on in our
lives. He is around us, protecting us from all sides. He is our
Deliverer, giving us access into the Holy of Holies. He is our
shield, protecting us from all attacks. He is our lamp, lighting
the way, so that we can clearly see where we need to go. He is our
strength and power, giving us all the vitamins and minerals that we
need. And He sets us on high places, allowing us to walk there with
the swift feet of deer. He is our everything; without Him we are
nothing.
We glorify Your Name o Lord and we
thank you for all that You have done for us in our lives. We exalt
Your Name on high and glorify Your mighty Name. Without You we do
not want to take one step. Thank you for being with us! We are
eternally grateful to You Jesus for opening the way for us.
Hallelujah! Amen