1 CHRONICLES 17-18

Heart Issues
David begins these chapters with desiring that God would have more than he did. I want to think of God in the same way, I want to give God the glory and long for His name to be made great, and not my own. He is awesome and only by God’s hand, as it is revealed here, did David do any of what he had accomplished. God gave David the victories and goes on to promise him much more. David was taken from being a shepherd to the king and a great king, whose name is still renowned in our time. David continued to call himself the Lord’s servant, not the Lord’s king. I like that as well, and I can quickly look for titles and ways to promote myself, when I really long to give it up for God, for that is where life is truly found. David is also promised one of the greatest promises a dad can have – that His son will succeed and also be made great. I haven’t even had my son yet, but if I had that promise from the Lord already I would be totally pumped. 17:16 is where I want to be – who am I or what is my family that you have taken me this far? David’s excitement gets to him as he gets to v. 26 and he proclaims that the Lord is God!! God you do deserve all of my praise and all that I have does come from your hand. Thank you for your grace and for pulling me out of my self-will and placing me on your path. I still need your help consistently to resist my pride and continue in humility. I can make it about me so quickly, thank you for hearing my prayers Lord Jesus.
Notes
-The promise is actually for Solomon, but God does not tell David which son it will be at this point. That would be crazy as a dad to have multiple sons and know that one was going to be made great in the sight of the Lord and all Israel. Who would have thought it would have been the son of Bathsheba?
-David was given many victories by the Lord, and He stored up the gold, silver, and bronze that was later used for the temple.
-Nathan shows up multiple times to keep David on track. It is cool that David keeps a prophet as such a close friend to be able to deliver the messages of God to him.
-David’s throne being established forever and some of these promises seem to be false, but when taken into account that Jesus came from the line of David these prophecies hold true. Israel still has hard times later on, but Jesus comes as redeemer and calls out people unto Himself from Israel but also from the Gentiles as well.