I have been exploring
the Psalms lately and finding that David knew his God personally and intimately
in a way that surpasses our experience.
It is incredible to me that even
without the revelation of Jesus, David knew the love of God to such a degree that
he could write so many songs about his love-relationship with God the Father.
David would go to the temple and worship God in unique ways different than the
traditionally accepted forms of worship set by the teachers or rabbi's of his day. He encouraged
musical instruments in worship; he also encouraged shouting God’s praises with
earnest intensity within the congregation; he also encouraged dancing before
the Lord.
David was a Man of songs (Psalms), many of the songs
that he and others wrote take on a prophetic description of what God would do in
the future (14 generations later-490 years) when He came to the earth as Christ Jesus.
I said in other posts
that David was a type and a shadow of Jesus and what was to come. God used
David as a living example to show Isreal what a true lover of God would look
like, even though David eventually became the king of Israel, God wanted to
demonstrate that we are all kings and priests before the Lord just like David.
“But you are God’s chosen treasure—priests who
are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you
out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his
very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders
throughout the world.”
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Peter 2:9 (TPT)
Much like David,
we are that chosen treasure, a spiritual nation which has been set apart from
the world at large, to be His devoted ones.
We have been called out to have Him
abide in us that He may transform us to be like Him, that is the chosen
treasure. We are the treasure that Jesus died for to redeem.
The Lord Jesus has
set us aside for intimacy with Him to hear His words of love and affection for
us. We have been given personal songs to sing by God which tell of His great
mercy toward us, Jesus puts the song in our heart.
“A new song for a new day rises up in me every
time I think about how he breaks through for me! Ecstatic praise pours out of
my mouth until everyone hears how God has set me free. Many will see his
miracles; they’ll stand in awe of God and fall in love with him!” Psalm 40:3 (TPT)
We have so much in
Christ Jesus, even though we are His treasure, He is also our treasure, it's reciprocal!
Each of us builds our
foundation of faith in Christ on something, whether it is a religious philosophy or myth,
rejection or outright denial, we all build our beliefs on something.
“The quality of materials used by anyone
building on this foundation will soon be made apparent, whether it has been
built with gold, silver, and costly stones, or wood, hay, and straw. Their work
will soon become evident, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be
revealed by blazing fire! And the fire will test and prove the workmanship of
each builder.”
1 Corinthians 3:12-13 (TPT)
What Paul is speaking
of here regarding by building with “gold, silver, and costly stones” is
what God is building within you to transform you to into the character of
Christ Jesus. For when Jesus looks at us, He is looking for a reflection of
Himself, not what we have done for Him but what He has done through us and to
us.
These buildings are built from the wealth of a King, not from the efforts
of a servant.
When ancient Egypt was
building their cities, they used enslaved Jews to build their palaces and
temples. All of these buildings collapsed over time and were forgotten, but
what our God builds in our lives will not crumble nor collapse for these
buildings are eternal and will never be forgotten, for
He will not be forgotten.
As an example, I woke
up this morning with a song in my spirit that I couldn’t shake, it was a song
that describes Jesus being our redeemer and our treasure, I ended up singing it
over and over again. It is called “What a Love” by Nigel
Briggs, and is included as part of this blog post.
I am sure that David had
similar instances when the spirit of God stirred him about the nuances of God’s
love for him. I could see David singing this song. I have included other links in this post to give more examples of how God puts the song in our hearts to sing of His love.
My prayer for you
today is that the Holy Spirit would stir you with a song from the heart of Jesus, and
reveal His love for you in profound ways that take you into a deeper in a
love-relationship with Him, just like He did with David.
Be Blessed;
Stephen Barnett
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