December 7 -- "Blessed Forever"

 Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 17

"Blessed Forever"

After receiving God’s promise that He was going to establish the throne of David and bring forth the eternal Messiah through his descendants, King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?” David was truly humbled by God’s grace to him.  He was deeply blessed that Yahweh – the Lord of the Universe – would have it in His heart to do all these great things on his behalf.

In the prayer that follows, David expresses his deep feelings about God’s greatness, saying “There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you!” He is genuinely blown away that Yahweh has “made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.” Ultimately, David is astounded that Yahweh would choose him and his descendants to be the recipients of His grace. It is almost unbelievable. But David chooses to accept it by faith.

In verse 27, David expresses his faith in God’s promise by saying, “When you grant a blessing, O Lord, it is an eternal blessing!” In other words, “God said it. That settles it!” His faith-filled heart was able to take God’s words at face value and accept the blessing God was offering. The truth is that, whether or not David accepted it, it was still true because God said so!

You, as a follower of Christ, have been blessed with God’s loving grace. Like David, He says to you that you are blessed forever in Christ. In fact, “He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3)  He chose you and decided to make you holy. He adopted you into His family. He has poured out His great grace upon you. He purchased your freedom and forgave your sins. He has showered his kindness on you, along with all wisdom and understanding. You are blessed forever in Christ.

What can we say to these things? Like David, we must accept them as truth. We are blessed forever because God said so. So, take these amazing blessings of God and live your life knowing that God said it, and that settles it. Sit before the Lord and say, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?” Express your humble thanksgiving Yahweh – the Lord of the Universe – would have it in His heart to do all these great things on your behalf.