Repentance or Excuses?

Psalm 89:19-37

English Standard Version (ESV)

^19 (A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,^[a] and said:
    “I have ^(B)granted help to one who is ^(C)mighty;
    I have exalted one ^(D)chosen from the people.
^20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have ^(F)anointed him,
²¹ so that my ^(G)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
²² The enemy shall not outwit him;
    ^(H)the wicked shall not humble him.
²³ I will ^(I)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
²⁴ My ^(J)faithfulness and my ^(K)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his ^(L)horn be exalted.
²⁵ I will set his hand on ^(M)the sea
    and his right hand on ^(N)the rivers.
²⁶ He shall cry to me, ‘You are my ^(O)Father,
    my God, and ^(P)the Rock of my salvation.’
²⁷ And I will make him the ^(Q)firstborn,
    ^(R)the highest of the kings of the earth.
²⁸ My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my ^(S)covenant will stand firm^[b] for him.
²⁹ I will establish his ^(T)offspring forever
    and his ^(U)throne as ^(V)the days of the heavens.
^30 (W)If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my rules,^[c]
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
³² then I will punish their transgression with ^(X)the rod
    and their iniquity with stripes,
³³ but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.
³⁴ I will not violate my ^(Y)covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
³⁵ Once for all I have sworn ^(Z)by my holiness;
    I will not ^(AA)lie to David.
³⁶ His ^(AB)offspring shall endure forever,
    ^(AC)his ^(AD)throne as long as ^(AE)the sun before me.
³⁷ Like ^(AF)the moon it shall be established forever,
    ^(AG)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

(http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+89%3A+19-37&version=ESV)

Why is it that David was given the high honor of being the King?  Why did God anoint Him?  How could David ever complain about anything, or want something he didn’t already have?  Why was David blessed in such a mighty way?

Clearly God loved David with a steadfast love.  God established a kingdom for Him.  God was with David when he slayed the lions and he was with him when he slayed Goliath.  It was by the power of God that David was strong.  Just like the moon hanging in the sky reminds us of our Creator, so did David’s successes in life allow God’s power to shine through.  Because of the power of God, demonstrated through a young boy, the Philistines fled from their attack on the Israelites. 

Although David was the one that God chose to demonstrate that steadfast love He has not only loved David but many after Him.  He did not choose David to be the only example of His steadfast love.  He chose David to be the lineage from which Jesus would be born.  Further on in verse 32 it speaks of the heirs of David not obeying God and keeping His statues.  He says that He will punish them with and rod and stripes.  We know that did happen through Jesus.  Although Jesus was sinless He bore the cross and endured the beatings, all for our sins.  For you see, even if we are not Jewish, Jesus suffered for all of us.  If you have received Jesus as your personal Savior by repenting of your sins to Him asking for His forgiveness, you have been given the same steadfast love from God that He gave David. You may not be the anointed King of the Israelites but you are an anointed child of God. 

I asked some questions at the beginning of that blog and I could so easily take out David’s name and put mine in his place.

Why is it that David was given the high honor of being the King?  :  Why is it that Sheila has been given the privilege to be called a “Child of God?

Why did God anoint him? : Why did God anoint Sheila to be a part of His family?

How could David ever complain about anything, or want something he didn’t already have? : How could Sheila have ever complained about anything or wanted something she did not have?

Why was David blessed in such a mighty way? : Why was Sheila blessed in such a might way?

You see, David was not perfect and neither is Sheila.  David sometimes became depressed, anxious, and basically a mess and so does Sheila.  David wanted things that were not his and sadly so does Sheila.  It is not the life of David, or Sheila that is so amazing but rather the steadfast love of our Father in Heaven.  David repented and so has Sheila.  David loved God but his sinful human nature clouded the way and got him in trouble and the same is true for Sheila.  We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.  It is not a question as to “why” but more of a question as to “how”.  How will we respond when we are convicted of that sin?  Repentance or excuses?  Seek Him and know that He loves you and wants to be in communion with you. 

Seeking Him with all my heart,

Sheila