feel like a king

Psalm 21:¹ The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

                  ⁴ He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.
                 ⁶ For You have made him most blessed forever;  You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
                 ⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD,  And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

                 ¹³ Be exalted, O LORD, in Your own strength!  We will sing and praise Your power.

 

Reading Psalm 21 this morning, one of King David's psalms, I was reminded that David demonstrated what our relationship with the Lord should look like.  He was a great king of an important nation but I was struck with the thought that we can share that greatness.  Just like David we can rejoice in our salvation.  We asked life from the Lord and He has given us eternal life, where earth is a launchpad but not a final destination.  We have found the most exquisite of joys wrapped in the warmth of His closeness...knowing we are never alone and we need never be apart from Him.  We have found, like David, the blessing of trusting...depending...leaning....even falling, upon the Lord.  We have learned that it is all about His strength..His power and not our own.  I suppose the greatness of David came from his awareness of who the real King was...and that same privilege is ours.

 

blessings,

Rob Smith