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2 Samuel 7:18-29

The revelation of David’s future (the Davidic Covenant) and that of his nation must have blown his mind with wonder and awe. We all wonder about the future. We hope for the best but deep down we struggle with uncertainty and fear that good things in our lives may take a turn for the worst. David was one of very few in biblical history who was told in detail of his future and of his descendants and ultimately the blessings of his nation forever. This is stunning. Verses 18-29 provides David’s prayerful response to God. His initial response was overwhelming humility (good job David) and then merged into a humble confidence.

What if…

If fear and uncertainty are removed from our conscious mind then confidence rises up. V27, “For You, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant saying, ‘I will build you a house,’ therefore, Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.” If only we could muster up, by faith, the same kind of humble confidence in God’s plan for our lives that David felt and acted upon after hearing God’s blessings? Hmmmm…maybe I’m on to something here. What if there was a
Covenant directed toward me and what if it carried blessings forever, like David’s?

This is getting personal

Well God hasn’t spoken to me directly and He hasn’t made any promises about my earthly success but He has given me promises that are even more important and they are eternal in nature. He has promised to always be with me and to never forsake me. So from Ephesians 1:3ff, I’m going to consider this God’s eternal Covenant for me and I hope I respond with both humility and confidence. Humility in that I don’t deserve it and confidence because of God’s promises. “Blessed be the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” Amen!