Today’s Scripture Reading (January 9,
2013): Psalm 30
We all need
someone in our circle of influence that simply light up our lives just by their
presence. They are the ones that can turn our lives around by just walking in
the door – the ones that we want to spend time with when everything is going
wrong. They are also usually the people that romantic novels are written about –
but they do not always have to be the ones that we are romantically linked to. And
we can have more than one - but no matter who they are, we need them.
And David
needs them, but he also finds that person in God. As David finds a lull in the
action taking place around his throne, he finds that his thoughts turn to his God.
He wants to do something for the God that has placed him on a throne; the one
that has healed the diseases of a nation. His thoughts turn to the temple that
his God deserves – the temple that he wants to build, but knows that he never
will. That task, by God’s design, will be left to his son - so all that is left
for David to do is to sing the praise of the God that had lit up his world.
And so he
composes his Psalm. He talks about the God who turned his mourning into
dancing, the one that has left a residue of joy in his life. It is a Psalm that
looks forward to the day when the Temple will finally be built and God will
have home as great as that of the king. But, it is only at this point in time,
a hope.
But David
sings anyway. His joy is complete in his God.
Please Note:
As with a number of the Psalms there is a bit of confusion as to where this
Psalm fits in the Chronology of David’s life. It is placed here (after 2 Samuel
7) because of its relationship with the Temple that David wanted to build, but
it could just as easily could fit after 2 Samuel 24 and the plague that is
related there.
Tomorrow’s Scripture Reading: 2
Samuel 8
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