Do God’s Will In His Terms
With the death of Ish-Bosheth, the people of Israel transfer their allegiance to David as their rightful king. As his first official act, David conquers the strategic Jebusite stronghold of Jerusalem and makes it the new capital of the nation. But something more than political and military reform is necessary. The worship of God must be returned to its place of primacy. Knowing this, David makes plans to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem and build a fitting place for it to reside. In the process, he learns some hard lessons about doing God’s Will in God’s Way and in God’s Timing. Amen and amen.
Lord, we’ll Follow Your Direction:
David inquired of the Lord: Shall
I go up against the Philistines?
And the Lord said: Go up for I’ll
doubtless deliver the Philistines
into your hand. So David went to
Baal Perazim and defeated them…
Then the Philistines went up once
again and deployed themselves
in the valley of Rephaim. So David
inquired of the Lord and He said:
You shall Not Go Up; circle around
Behind them. And David Did As the
Lord commanded him & he drove
back the Philistines (2S5:19-25).
Lord, we’ll Accede to Your Will:
Go tell my servant David: Are u the
one to build me a house to dwell in?
When your days are over… I will raise
up your offspring to succeed you
and I will establish his kingdom.
He is the one who will build a house
for my Name, and I will establish…
his kingdom forever (2Sam 7:5-13)
Lord, I don’t want to make any decision without Your leading. You care about the details of my life and want to guide me in the way I should go. Take away my peace if I should decide to step off the path of Your greatest blessing for my life. Help me to never stray from Your will. Amen.
Lord, I trust You and accept Your answers to my prayers, even when the answers is not what I want. Help me to understand Your will, especially when the answers to my prayers are not what I expect to be. I am grateful You know what is best for me; and You will not allow me to seek after things I shouldn’t. Amen.
Lord, praise You for Your faithfulness and we are inspired by David on his dependence on You for success. Help us Follow Your Instructions and not stray from Your will. Help us Accept Your answer to our prayers even when the answers is not what we want, for You know what is best for us. Help us to Delight in Worshipping, remembering what You’ve done. In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.