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December 2: God raises the braves.
Psalm 89:15-37:
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. In Your name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness they are exalted. For You are the glory of their strength, and in Your favor our horn is exalted. For our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I have found My servant David; with My holy oil I have anointed him, with whom My hand shall be established; also My arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers. He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. My mercy I will keep for him forever, and My covenant shall stand firm with him. His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. “If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, if they break My statutes and do not keep My commandments, then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, nor allow My faithfulness to fail. My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me; it shall be established forever like the moon, even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
This psalm is very moving. It is divided into three parts. First, it exalts the greatness of God, His might and faithfulness.
Later, the writer set out to exalt God because of the very special way God chose David as His anointed one and the promise He gave David that he would always have a descendant who would sit on the throne.
In this part we are focusing on today's reading, but please don't forget to read the entire chapter.
God said of David: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.”
This is another reason why God chose David over Saul. Saul hid himself from the time he was called and was always afraid. After he became king, he was afraid of the enemy people when he went out to war; and when God told him to destroy everything, he brought riches when he should have destroyed them. His excuse was that he was afraid of the people. When Goliath challenged them, Saul and the people hid. Instead, David, when he was a shepherd, faced lions and bears when they wanted to eat his father's sheep. He faced Goliath in the name of Jesus. He faced the Philistines fearlessly. When persecuted by Saul himself, David maintained his trust in the Lord. When David was a fugitive, many men followed him because he conveyed courage and assurance.
Let us learn today about this quality of David. The Lord said to Joshua, "Be strong and courageous, do not fear, nor be dismayed."
The Lord wants us to be brave to believe in His promises, so that we fulfill and complete the mission that He has given us for our lives.
Don't walk away from the Lord or make excuses for not doing what God is calling you to do.
As we can see in the last part of this psalm, the descendants of David and his people turned away from the Lord and the enemies invaded and destroyed them. They were filled with cowardice, they turned away from the Lord because they did not try harder to conquer the lands that God promised them, they accommodated themselves to idolatry.
But after many centuries, the Lord fulfilled His promise and raised up a descendant of David, Jesus Christ who makes this psalm about David's throne fulfilled. A throne that will rule over all the earth with power and great influence.
The Lord came to establish His eternal throne choosing a holy people and that will be completed when Jesus Christ comes in the clouds with power and glory, and all eyes will see Him, and all will bow down and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we must imitate His courage. Jesus did not mind the criticism and threats from his detractors and those who threatened to kill Him. Jesus was not afraid, neither of the high priest of that time, nor of the sect leaders, nor of Herod who was the governor of that region.
The Lord did not care what they thought when He visited Zacchaeus at his house, nor when the disreputable woman touched His feet, anointing His head with perfume. He was not afraid of "what people will say".
I hope this devotional has encouraged you to live a brave faith.
I am your friend and brother Eduardo Rodríguez. May the Lord Jesus hear your prayer and give you a spirit of courage.
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Diciembre 2: Dios levanta a los valientes.
Salmos 89:15-37 RVA2015:
Este salmo es muy conmovedor. Está dividido en tres partes. Primero, exalta la grandeza de Dios, su poderío y fidelidad.
Después, el escritor se dispuso a exaltar a Dios por la forma tan especial en que Dios eligió a David como su ungido y la promesa que le dio a David de que siempre tendría un descendiente que se sentaría en el trono.
En esta parte nos estamos enfocando en la lectura de hoy pero, por favor, no olvides leer todo el capítulo completo.
Dios dijo de David: “Yo he puesto el socorro sobre un valiente; he enaltecido a uno escogido de mi pueblo."
Esta es otra razón por la que Dios escogió a David por encima de Saúl. Saúl desde que fue llamado se escondía y siempre tuvo miedo. Después que se hizo rey, tuvo miedo del pueblo enemigo cuando salía a la guerra; y cuando Dios le dijo que destruyera todo, él trajo riquezas cuando debía haberlas destruido. Su excusa fue que tenía miedo del pueblo. Cuando Goliat los retó, Saúl y el pueblo se escondieron. En cambio, David, cuando era un pastor de ovejas, se enfrentaba a los leones y a los osos cuando querían comerse a las ovejas de su padre. Enfrentó a Goliat en el nombre de Jesús. Enfrentó a los filisteos sin temor alguno. Cuando fue perseguido por el mismo Saúl, David mantuvo su confianza en el Señor. Cuando David era fugitivo, muchos hombres le siguieron porque él transmitía valentía y seguridad.
Aprendamos hoy sobre esta cualidad de David. El Señor le dijo a Josué: “Esfuérzate y sé valiente, no temas ni desmayes".
El Señor quiere que nosotros seamos valientes para creer en sus promesas, para que cumplamos y completemos la misión que Él nos ha dado para nuestras vidas.
No te vayas a alejar del Señor ni te excuses por no hacer lo que Dios te está llamando a hacer.
Como podemos ver en la última parte de este salmo, la descendencia de David y su pueblo se alejaron del Señor y los enemigos los invadieron y destruyeron. Se llenaron de cobardía, se alejaron del Señor porque no se esforzaron más para conquistar las tierras que Dios le prometió, se acomodaron a la idolatría.
Pero después de muchos siglos, el Señor cumplió su promesa y levantó a un descendiente de David, a Jesucristo el cual hace que se cumpla este salmo acerca del trono de David. Un trono que dominará sobre toda la tierra con poder y gran influencia.
El Señor vino a establecer su trono eterno escogiendo a un pueblo santo y que será completado cuando Jesucristo venga en las nubes con poder y gloria, y todo ojo le verá, y todos se postrarán y confesarán que Jesucristo es el Señor.
Como seguidores de Jesucristo, debemos imitar su valentía. A Jesús no le importó las críticas y amenazas de sus detractores y de los que amenazaban de muerte. Jesús no tuvo miedo, ni del sumo sacerdote de ese tiempo, ni de los líderes de sectas, ni de Herodes que era el gobernador de esa región.
Al Señor no le importó lo que pensarán cuando visitó a Zaqueo en su casa, ni cuando la mujer de mala reputación tocó sus pies, ungiendo su cabeza con perfume. Él no temía de “lo qué dirá la gente”.
Espero que este devocional te haya animado a vivir una fe de valientes.
Soy tu amigo y hermano Eduardo Rodríguez. Que el Señor Jesús escuche tu oración y te dé un espíritu de valentía.
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