Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’”

Good morning! Here is today’s word of blessings for you.
2 Samuel 7:8-12, and 16

8 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies. “‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’”

Today’s title is “Your Kingdom and Your House Will Endure Forever”

Human love tends to be proportional. We return as much as we owe. We do not see such a proportional return in God. His giving to His people is always out of proportion. If we love him a little, He loves us back a whole bunch. If we sacrifice for Him a little, He gives us back all things freely. David’s love for God was genuine. He truly loved God. He brought the ark of God near Jerusalem out of love for Him. He wanted to be close to the presence of God as much as possible. He wanted to build a temple that is as great or even greater than the palace for God. It was out of David’s genuine gratitude and love for God. But God said that He did not need it or asked for it. Indeed, God says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. (Isaiah 66:1) We can never give too much or too good a thing to God. But our devotion and our commitment to God still move God. We see it from what transpired between David and God. Although God didn’t allow David to build a temple for Him, He was touched by David’s love and devotion to Him. So He says, “I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.” Indeed David became who he was because of God. God deserved all the love and devotion of David to Him and even more. Still, it seems that God was touched and perhaps surprised by it. He lays down before him the most magnificent blessing that He has ever given to man. “ Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth. And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ We know that such a messianic promise was ultimately fulfilled by Jesus who came as the Son of David. As good as David’s devotion and commitment to the Lord, it can never measure up to what God has offered to him. In fact, what God has done to us all is essentially the same. What did we do to deserve the gift of the Son that was the radiance of God’s glory? We have done nothing nor will do anything to deserve it no matter how hard we work for God and His kingdom. But God did not and will fail to notice the little devotions that we have offered to Him. Aren’t you glad that you have such an unearthly God?