David in his Psalms - Psalm 30 (A)

Read: Psalm 30: 1-7; 2 Samuel 24: 25; Psalm 103: 8. 13;

Lamentations 3: 22-25

For his (God's) anger lasts only moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime. weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30: 5

      Yesterday we went to garage, we were looking for engine, brother Steve found one. I also paid my water and electricity bills. And I went to bank for taking money for buying engine. In fact today the garage boss Karim and I will go to look for engine. His mechanic will try to put in and I hope that my car will function again! Thank you to my Lord, Jesus!

          When we read 2 Samuel 24: 25 said, "David built an altar to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings (peace offerings). Then the Lord answered prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped." Because David asked Joab to count the fighting men, verse 10 said, "David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing."" God wanted David to choose three plagues to be one, there were three years of famine in your land? three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? or three days of plague in your field? (V 13), then David said to God, "I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great, but do not let me fall into the hands of men." (V14)

        Then David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family. (V 17)" After David built an altar for peace offerings. Then the plague on Israel was stopped. So that David wrote Psalm 30 for this history.

        we will look into Psalm 30: 1-5 principles as below:

(1)  David exalted God. (V 1)

      "I will exalt you, O Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me." David would rather fall into the hand of God, not hands of men. (2 Samuel 24: 14) He exalted God and God lifted him out of the problem. And he asked God not let his enemies gloat over him. God listened to his require.

(2)   God healed David. (V 2-3)

        "O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. O Lord, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit." David called to God for help, he healed him. and God brought him up from the grave and he spared his life going down into the pit. God enable to save and answer our problems. We need to trust in him. And no matter what God will answer you and heal you in his time. Then I believe the true God is called Jesus who will not let you going down or falling down without his permission.

(3)  Praise. (V 4)

       "Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name." David confessed his sins, then he chose to praise God and his holy name. We are living in trouble, but we sing to the Lord and praise Him for who He is.

(4)  God's favor lasts a lifetime. (V 5)

 

       "For his anger lasts only a moment. but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." David understood God well, for God's anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; his weeping might remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Hallelujah! God has unfailing and abundant love. In Psalm 103: 8 said, "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." Then verse 13 said, "As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him." David was fear God who gave him joy and favor of God.

         We need to know God who gives favor to those who fear him, so that God give us favor lasts our lifetime; our weeping prayer may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. As Jeremiah wrote in book of Lamentations 3: 22-25 said, "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

       They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun