Awesome God! How great thou hath, you alone are mighty, and mighty are your miracles. Your ways Oh Lord are past finding out. You are beautiful beyond description, too marvelous for words.
You Oh Lord, you are the porter and we your children are the clay. You mold us as you will for your good pleasure. You molded David, a shepherd boy to be a giant killer. This same David, the least in Jesse’s household, you made the King of Israel your chosen people. Yet you reached into the darkened season of David’s life and brought out the wisest person that ever lived from the womb of Bathsheba- 2 Samuel 12:24! Who can fathom your ways Oh Lord. It amazes me Lord that you brought an enduring legacy, the Scepter, an eternal Scepter out of the loins of a murderer!!! Why Lord? How can that be? What is the criteria to find favor in your sight? What must I do to be a favored piece of clay?
Lord you showed us in the life of Saul and David. Saul was King, chosen by you but lived according to the dictates and applause of men. He loved you but loved his subject more than you. He would rather disobey you than displease his armies, the people you made Him King over. Saul’s eyes were not towards you but in the euphoria of the words, accolades and acceptance of men. He lived to please his subjects – your people. 1 Samuel 13
What pride and joy David brought to you Most High God! Right from facing Goliath, he was defending your honor and glory. He was ready come what may to stand for you. He was always concerned about pleasing you even when angered by Abigail’s husband, Nabal 1 Samuel 25. You kept him from sinning against you. When he was overcome by darkness and killed a man to cover up His sin and shame, you sent words to him and he repented. He sought your face. David always looked up to you Lord. The words of men, the applause were not enough to make him stretch out his hands against your anointed even in the cave. David feared you above all else!!
Friends, a broken and a contrite spirit the Lord will not despise. Will you humbly come to the Lord today to confess your sins, pour out your heart and let Jesus heal and cleanse you by His blood shed on Calvary’s tree. Jesus Christ already made the sacrifice on our behalf, all we need to do is accept the gift bestowed on us. Will you join me in praying this prayer of David in Psalms 51?
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
so that sinners will turn back to you.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
you who are God my Savior,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15 Open my lips, Lord,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
18 May it please you to prosper Zion,
to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,
in burnt offerings offered whole;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Shalom! Shalom!
Radiant Glory Of Love 