The Well- The Lessons of King David- April 29, 2021

Weather Report From Heaven: Sunny and bright, with an abundance of light and lots of singing and rejoicing. Scripture-  “Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But […]

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On April 29, 2021
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Weather Report From Heaven: Sunny and bright, with an abundance of light and lots of singing and rejoicing.

Scripture-  “Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.”- Psalm 130:1-4

Insight: As we continue our look into the lessons of King David, and why he was the only person ever called “a man after God’s own heart,” in Acts 13:22, we need to consider why God said that about him. One word that stands out to me about David and his faith would be authentic. David had a very real and authentic relationship with God. David sure had his share of sinful moral failings, including adultery with his friend Uriah’s wife Bathsheba which eventually led to David actually having Uriah killed so that could claim Bathsheba as his own wife. It seems kind of strange that God would call a murderer and an adulterer a “man after my own heart,” and I am sure this would be impossible for non-believers to reconcile. But I believe the relationship David had with God was so real, so raw and so authentic that God knew how much David was seeking Him at all times. God knows that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” according to Romans 3:23 so because David chose to run to God instead of away from God when he had sinned, God accepted David’s repentance because he knew it was earnest and that David saw his own sinful nature and it disgusted him. David realized he was a sinner and that he was nothing without God, and that humble position before God won him favor.

If you just look at the prayers of David in the Psalms, of which David is attributed with writing 75 out of the 150 Psalms in the Bible, you can see an authenticity that is unparalleled in scripture. David complained to God, questioned God, cried out to God, feared God, praised and worshipped God, became bewildered by God, didn’t understand God, loved God, thanked God, pleaded with God, felt accursed by God, sought God, repented to God, depended on God, and considered God his friend, all in the same book of Psalms, and many times like in the scripture above from Psalm 130, David shared many of those emotions in a single Psalm. That is real life and David let his raw and real emotions pour out to God like we would to our own best friend or loved one. One thing David never did was sugarcoat how he felt. He knew he worshipped a God who was big enough to handle anything he laid before Him. We can learn a lot about how we should approach God by studying the prayers of David in the Book of Psalms. His authenticity is a great model for us to follow in our relationship with God. God can handle any of our questions or doubts, and in fact He appreciates the authenticity of our faith when we lay bare all of our emotions before Him.

Prayer: Father God, thank you for revealing to us what an authentic relationship with you looks like through the writings of King David in the Psalms and throughout Old Testament Scripture. May it encourage us to seek that same level of authenticity in our own relationship with you. We pray in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen!

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