Monday June 26th 2017
key verse: 47
Previously, David made two declarations about his personal righteousness and about God's principle in his dealings according to human character. This second part deals with God's call and the conclusion.
1. God's resouding call (29-46)
The Eternal God with his light and his strength encourages David and gives him an ardent and constant fire to serve Him. God is worthy of honour and worship because of his blessings and also because of the absolute truth of his word (31). God had carefully formed David on the physical point of view (health, strength, agility), giving him a warrior instruction, and on the moral point of view (perseverance, resistance, humility) to make the small shepherd David become a mighty king. David accepts the goal of this training. The conquest of his enemy is God's action (40). God refuses all the prayers of his enemies (42). God makes David the chief of numerous nations, even the peoples who don't have any relation with him recognize his sovereignty when they hear something about him. (46). It's historically proved (2 Sa: 10-18) and also it's prophetic (Ps 2:8).
2. Conclusion (47-51)
With all this reflection, David fully recognized the will of the loving God. He is the living God (47). Even though David is an avenger, he knows that God avenges his noble cause using men (48). His sovereignty contributes to spread God's law far (50), and finally David benefits from the permanent alliance with God which will be accomplished in the end in the eternal reign of David' Son (51).
Prayer: Lord, you are my Eternal God, my rock and the God of my salvation. I pray that the news of your Son spread out far and near.
A word: be a winner because He is with you
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