January 11, 2020
My dearly Beloved, I greet and bless you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Psalm 69: 29, “But I am poor and sorrowful, Let your Salvation, O God set me up on high.”
From the above context we learn that David was despised by his own father and brothers and he was tending his father’s sheep. As a shepherd he was tending the sheep over the hills and valleys and among the mountainous rocks. He was left all alone while all his other seven brothers were serving the king as soldiers in the army. His father had great regard for them where as David was neglected by all. So he cries out to God, saying “Lord I am poor, and sorrowful, Let your Salvation, O God set me up on high.”
The Psalmist David was afflicted very much but his faith was in God. So he cried out to God, Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. God had registered his name in the heaven and waited for the appointed time to lift David. How beautifully has this been answered, in David’s case, for he not only escaped his foes, personally, but he became the very King of Israel.
David, did not know what to do as a young man but he obeyed his father Jesse, who asked him to take some food for his brothers in the battle field. He readily took the food and walked to the battle ground. There he offered his brothers the food, and was watching as to what was happening in the battle ground. Suddenly he saw Goliath defying the army to challenge him. Goliath was a Philistine giant from Gath. He stood over a mountain and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Choose a man, for yourselves, and let him kill me. But if I prevail, you shall be our servants.” “I defy the armies of Israel, this day, give me a man, that we may fight together.” When Saul and all Israel, heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
It was then that David the son of Jesse, rose to the occasion. He boldly said to the king,” I will fight with the Philistine.”Though Saul hesitated, David boldly, said, “He has defied the armies of the Living God, and further said, God who delivered me from the paw of the lion, and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of the Philistines.” Looking at the giant he said, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin, but I come in the name of the Lord, the God of the armies of Israel. For the battle is the Lords and He will give you into our hands.”’David the young lad with few pebbles struck the giant with his sling and killed the giant. He fell down and David cut off his head. Thus he brought great victory to Israel. Such that even the women sang, saying, “Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands.”’ Thus at the appointed time God exalted David who was despised by all and crowned him the king of Israel.’’
Many of you are reading this message in sorrow and distress, with the hope that God will do something for you. Yes, for those of you who have gone through much tribulation and trials I have good news for you. God is going to lift you, up and is going to exalt you and rejoice in you. God says, surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off. So acknowledge the Lord in all your ways and He will direct your steps. Delight yourself also in the Lord; And He shall give you the desires of your heart. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you for picking us up from the miry clay and setting our feet upon the rock. Lord may we delight in You all the days of our life. Direct our steps that we may not falter. Thank You Lord for remembering us in our lowly state.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
