“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20 Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, know Your servant. 21 For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. 22 Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? 24 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God.” 2 Samuel 7:18-28 NKJV
Lord God,
This King who had established himself in Jerusalem wanted to establish his Kingdom with showing his honour, praise and worship for You his God. Building somewhere fabulous to house the Ark, the symbol of Your presence. And You said no. And You told Nathan and David how You would do it through his son Solomon. David was used to being a leader in battle and in peace and yet he humbly submits to Your will. No answering back, no trying to persuade, no whining.
It doesn’t always go our way, my way. You do not always let us have our own way and for good reason.. And sometimes when things don’t work out I have been known to have a pity party. No one else invited. Yet here David sees the outcome of no is still good. He may not be the doer or even see it done in his lifetime, but he responds with gratitude, praise and worship. He looks back as far and as long ago as Egypt and assesses all You have done and trusts You for all that’s to come.. We do that too Lord. We can look back assess all You have done since David, since Jesus and we can trust You for what’s to come.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Wednesday 8th April 2026
This is what I call an unhurried hymn. Using familiar words but bringing them afresh. I still like the original tune too.
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine
He’s been my fourth man in the fire, time after time
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood
And what He did for me on Calvary is more than enough
I trust in God, my Savior
The one who will never fail
He will never fail
I trust in God, my Savior
The one who will never fail
He will never fail
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I know the author of tomorrow has ordered my steps
So this is my story and this is my song
I’m praising my risen King and Savior all the day long
Chorus
I sought the Lord and He heard and He answered
I sought the Lord and He heard and He answered
I sought the Lord and He heard and He answered
That’s why I trust Him, that’s why I trust Him
Repeat . . .
That’s why I trust in, that’s why I trust in God
Chorus
Songwriters: Brandon Lake, Christopher Joel Brown, Mitch Wong, Steven Furtick