It's Me Again God

62. David's Testimony

It's me again God,

Thank You Lord for the great encouragement we can receive when we hear the testimony of a fellow believer. The beginning of Psalm 27, along with many others, is just that - David's testimony of how You have been working in his life. It's a song of great praise to You that I am happy to join:

"The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek." Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me. Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!"
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27:1-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I get a real sense of exuberance as I read the opening verses of this Psalm. 'The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?' is something I ask myself today. You are my strength so there is nothing about today or tomorrow that should cause me to fear.

David draws our attention to the 'one thing' he desires of You Lord, the thing he seeks. He just asks 'That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His Temple.' Thank You that because of Jesus, I am Your child and I have complete assurance that You will be with me all the days of my life here on earth and forever in eternity! Thank You that I don't have to go to a special place like a temple or church building to speak to You. Your Holy Spirit lives inside of me!

"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?"
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭6:19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Lord I pray that today I would be conscious of taking time to behold Your beauty, just as David desired. So many things will need my attention but I don't want to miss spending some quiet moments just acknowledging You for the wonderful God You are.

I love David's honesty as he speaks to You in this Psalm. He pleads with You, 'Do not leave me or forsake me' but then remembers that 'the Lord will take care of me'. He speaks of the doubts we can all have from time to time. He acknowledges that he doesn't know everything about Your ways, even though he clearly spends a lot of time with You. He asks, 'Teach me Your way, O Lord...' I acknowledge that I still have much to learn of Your ways and so I will keep reading Your Word to get to know You better.

The Psalm finishes on a very strong note of faith as David reflects on the fact that he would have lost heart if he had not believed in Your goodness. Lord You truly are good - perfect in all of Your ways!

David's testimony ends with a great piece of advice, obviously learned through his experience: 'Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!' It's my prayer today that I would wait for Your timing, trusting that You know what is best for me. May I be courageous Lord as I live out each day for Your glory. Thank You that I can be sure that as I wait, You will strengthen my heart.

May I be ready to share my testimony of what You have done in my life, just as David did.
Proclaiming that Jesus is Lord,
Amen.