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II Samuel 23: 1, 2 (NIV)
These are the last words of
David: “The Oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man exalted by the
Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, Israel’s singer of songs. The
Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.”
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| David lived all of his life with a deep awareness of God’s presence* |
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After
all the grand and public failures, at the end, David was able to look back on
his life without regrets. He could have lain on his deathbed wallowing in the
shame of his past – adultery, murder, deceit, neglecting his family – but because
of what God had done in his life, David’s life ended on a noble note.
What
can we learn from David’s swan song? First, while David may have been the rock
star of his day, he knew where his greatness came from and openly acknowledged
God as that source. Read again his litany of accomplishments in these verses
and see where he actually brags about what he has done. . . It’s not there, is
it? Exalted by the Most High; anointed by God; the Spirit spoke through him.
The
second lesson we reap from these words of David is found in what David doesn’t
mention here: he was a man after God’s heart. He loved the Lord, and most of
his life was lived for God’s glory. All that exalting and anointing would not
have happened if David’s heart wasn’t surrendered to God. Even at David’s worst
moments, God knew where he stood with David.
Acknowledge
God as the source of every good thing in your life. Love him for his provision.
Love him for his presence in every bad thing that happens in your life. Love him for knowing
your heart and loving you anyway. Love him because he loved you first. The more
you love him, the more you will love him.
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| If God has absorbed the penalty and pain of our deficiencies and sinfulness, we can let go of our regrets and guilt.* |
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