July 10, 2019 LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - ENJOYING THE COVENANT OF GOD
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THE LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
TOPIC - ENJOYING THE COVENANT OF GOD
Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-21
[1]And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;[2]That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.[3]And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.[4]And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
[5]Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?[6]Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.[7]In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
[8]Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:[9]And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.[10]Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,[11]And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.[12]And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.[13]He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
[14]I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:[15]But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.[16]And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.[17]According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.[18]Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?[19]And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?[20]And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.[21]For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
MEMORISE: _I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: ‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations'_ (Psalm 89:3,4).
EXPOSITION
God is searching for people He will enter into covenant with. David, in today’s daily dose of the Living Water, showed character and got God’s approval. As God has nothing other than Himself to swear to Abraham for attempting to offer his son to Him without reservation, David earned God’s everlasting covenant for undertaking to build a temple for Yahweh. God had not asked him to do such thing for him and didn’t ask anyone, or tribe of Israel to build the house for Him, but David decided to do it, because of his genuine love for Him. No wonder God sealed His covenant with him.
When we have undertaken to do great things for God outside our own capabilities, so to speak, God moves to act and honour us in big ways. Truly, though, everything is by God’s grace, and grace supersedes who we are and what we do. Yet, God cherishes those lives honour Him, and anyone who dishonors Him, He dishonours
.
Nobody else takes risks like our God, and no one pleases Him like those who can risk for Him. Nobody ever thought of building a house for God before David. Even Moses was asked by God Himself to construct the tabernacle in the wilderness. Hence, Moses was not the visioner. However, in David’s case, he carried the vision and was hundred percent ready to accomplish it, if not that God wouldn’t permit him, for divine logistic reasons. Yet, this man did not allow that to discourage him. No wonder that God recognised his sincerity and initiative. Though God disallowed him, He still gave him something more than that – His covenant. Don’t just stop at doing something for God, do Him great exploit.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, help me to have a genuine love for You.
2. Lord Jesus, work on me by Your Spirit, so that nothing would be too big for me to release to Your will.
3. Lord, help our Church not to break by our own characters, Your covenant with our forebears, as they walked uprightly with You.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Ezra 4:10 – 7:9; Acts 11:18 – 12:9*
*Author: CAC WORLDWIDE*
*Remain Blessed!*
Click to read yesterday and previous days of CAC Living Water Daily Devotionals here
THE LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
TOPIC - ENJOYING THE COVENANT OF GOD
Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-21
[1]And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;[2]That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.[3]And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.[4]And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
[5]Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?[6]Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.[7]In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
[8]Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:[9]And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.[10]Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,[11]And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.[12]And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.[13]He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
[14]I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:[15]But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.[16]And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.[17]According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.[18]Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?[19]And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?[20]And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.[21]For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
MEMORISE: _I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: ‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations'_ (Psalm 89:3,4).
EXPOSITION
God is searching for people He will enter into covenant with. David, in today’s daily dose of the Living Water, showed character and got God’s approval. As God has nothing other than Himself to swear to Abraham for attempting to offer his son to Him without reservation, David earned God’s everlasting covenant for undertaking to build a temple for Yahweh. God had not asked him to do such thing for him and didn’t ask anyone, or tribe of Israel to build the house for Him, but David decided to do it, because of his genuine love for Him. No wonder God sealed His covenant with him.
When we have undertaken to do great things for God outside our own capabilities, so to speak, God moves to act and honour us in big ways. Truly, though, everything is by God’s grace, and grace supersedes who we are and what we do. Yet, God cherishes those lives honour Him, and anyone who dishonors Him, He dishonours
.
Nobody else takes risks like our God, and no one pleases Him like those who can risk for Him. Nobody ever thought of building a house for God before David. Even Moses was asked by God Himself to construct the tabernacle in the wilderness. Hence, Moses was not the visioner. However, in David’s case, he carried the vision and was hundred percent ready to accomplish it, if not that God wouldn’t permit him, for divine logistic reasons. Yet, this man did not allow that to discourage him. No wonder that God recognised his sincerity and initiative. Though God disallowed him, He still gave him something more than that – His covenant. Don’t just stop at doing something for God, do Him great exploit.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, help me to have a genuine love for You.
2. Lord Jesus, work on me by Your Spirit, so that nothing would be too big for me to release to Your will.
3. Lord, help our Church not to break by our own characters, Your covenant with our forebears, as they walked uprightly with You.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Ezra 4:10 – 7:9; Acts 11:18 – 12:9*
*Author: CAC WORLDWIDE*
*Remain Blessed!*
July 10, 2019 LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - ENJOYING THE COVENANT OF GOD
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