The Holy Bible: The Good news Translation (2nd ed., 2 Sa 22:21–25).

²¹ Lord rewards me because I do what is right;

he blesses me because I am innocent.

²² I have obeyed the law of the Lord;

I have not turned away from my God.

²³ I have observed all his laws;

I have not disobeyed his commands.

²⁴ He knows that I am faultless,

that I have kept myself from doing wrong.

²⁵ And so he rewards me because I do what is right,

because he knows that I am innocent.

 

 

Thoughts:

In verses 21 thru 24 David took a bold step in presenting himself as one who: 1). Does Right; 2). Obeyed the law of the Lord and not turned away from Him; 3). Observed all of the laws of the Lord and His commands; and then went on to add that he knows that God will find him faultless. Could you ever imagine anyone being so bold as to say those things before a holy and perfect God? Wow, I hope that one day I could feel so convinced that my walk had been so much on target. This has caused me to reflect back on David’s life, and I recall that in spite of his sins told in scripture, there are so many cases where David would not make a decision until he consulted with God. Then there were no apologies for what he asked his people to do, because he knew where the instructions came from, and he knew there was no choice but to obey. Isn’t it funny how we tend to waiver and doubt so much, especially when we have added our two cents in and diluted the truth of God with our views? Now let’s look at verse 25, David was able to confirm that he had been rewarded because of all the things he bragged about in verses 21 thru 24! That’s exciting, because often here on this earth we follow God’s commands and make sure that others follow the plan, but we never hear the accolades. Praise be to God, it is for Him that we are obedient, not for the world. Anytime we flip the purpose to do what the world wants, we are not following God’s plan. “Well done, good and faithful servant” are the words that we long to hear when He calls us home to glory! What a day that will be!

 

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank You for providing Your book of instructions and for planting into our hearts the desire to study Your Word and allow it to saturate our lives. As it becomes a part of our lives, I pray that You will empower us to live it and be obedient to what You would say to us through it. Thank You for tugging on our hearts and directing us each day, so that the world might see Jesus in and through us. Lord, You are awesome and so worthy of our praise! Thank You for allowing me to be a child of the King. Thank You for making the provision through sending (sacrificing) Your Son as a substitute for my sin!

 

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