”He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who inquire of him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Selah” (pause and think about this)
”Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.“
Psalms 24:5-8 CSB
David is glorifying God with this Psalm, reminding the people of how amazing God is. In the second couple verses David is describing each of us as a castle, with walls and gates. Towers and defenses all around, but no confidence of success. Have you ever felt under attack, and victory seemed hopeless?
That is exactly what we are without Jesus, a sitting duck, waiting to be attacked…feeling like defense is nearly impossible. The storms of life, the stress of work, the squeeze of finances, the purposeless feeling of life, loneliness and depression. All of these close in around us at different times, occasionally punctuated by fleeting moments of fun. When we look back, it feels like these struggles are the majority of life…
But David reminds us that all of that is unnecessary! He points out to us that if we open the door, Jesus will come into our life and become the King of the castle. He will take charge of the defenses, and we cannot fall with Him as king.
God gives us blessings, literally thousands of them daily…the biggest is the gift of righteousness. Righteousness is not something that we can do/say/be…it is only something given to us by Jesus. In fact the “good works” we do are like the worst garbage you can imagine. Yet God takes those as well as our worst sin and gives us righteousness when we admit that we need Him and place our trust in Jesus.
Which life do you want to experience?
Lord, help me to see when I am trying to take charge of my defenses rather than let you defend my castle. Cause me to rest fully in Your tactics and trust your guidance. Open my eyes to see the thousands of blessings you give every day and stoke my thanksgiving for them!
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