In 2 Samuel 7, God is so touched by David’s desire to build Him a temple and though He tells David that he can’t build the temple,
God expresses Himself to the point that David is weakened on his knees and he cannot stand while he is praying, he has to sit
down. Because of touching God’s heart in his destined assignment as God’s appointed King over the Israelites, God promised David
that his throne would be established forever. With his voice and lips, that promise launched David into a Psalm of genuine
thanksgiving to God, to a point where he asks – “is this the manner of man, O Lord God?”
A look at the psalms of David will tell you how important it is to raise a voice of thanksgiving to the Lord at all times. It is when you
realize how empty life is without God that you thank Him for air to breath, a twitching muscle, the little toe being pinched by your
shoe, the rain, the blanket on your bed and
most of all, that He would entrust you with
A Psalm of David
such a crucial assignment.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the
As we wind up this chapter, of rebirth into
your calling, I would like to recommend a
meditation on the words of David in Psalms
103. They are the very essence of what
executing our purpose will do for us. Our
fulfillment of the given assignment results in
glorifying God, and us enjoying all His benefits
Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits; Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns
you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good
things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
I challenge you to show me something other than your calling that will cause you to raise your voice of thanksgiving like David
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