Psalm 21
Does anyone else ever read some of the Psalms written by David and easily slip back into that mindset of, “You’re right David, God is so good!”? I know it isn’t just me. Psalm 21 I feel does just that.
Verse 4, “He asked you for life, and you gave it to him – length of days, for ever and ever.” When I lay my head down tonight, I am going to pray as usual. And as I usually do, I am going to start off by thanking Him for today and for all the others that come after. But after reading this, I am going to go a little further. I am going to thank the Lord for those “forever days”, for that eternal life with Him.
I already know I don’t thank God enough for everything He has given me. I mean, I think I do a “good job”, but I know I can easily do better at prayer, carving out at the least a little more time from my day to put the brakes on life and talk to Him or talk WITH Him. This makes me realize that next time I pray I WANT to thank Him for those eternal days when this life is all said and done. As I reflect on it, I feel like it is easily assumed and/or taken for granted when in fact we know it is the greatest gift He gives us!
Then in the second part of this Psalm David addresses those who don’t seek God’s love or forgiveness. Verse 8 says, “Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.” Mr. T. says it best, “I pity the fool”.
We have all had tremendous UPs in life and tremendous DOWNs. I know I am not the only one, but I love knowing that God has been by my side and by the side of so many others. So, I pity the fool that ever tells me they don’t need faith in God in their lives when they think they have it all. Surely, we wouldn’t mind having the all the riches from our first day until our last, or just being able to glide through life without any trials thrown our way, but we also understand material things are no comparison to the love, forgiveness and eternal life that God offers us. And if there was no turbulence in our lives then where do we learn that we can’t do this thing without His help along the way?!
So….Thank you David for the words you wrote in Psalm 21. With your words and Easter in a few days, I will challenge myself and others to put down the phone, take one less unnecessary call/text/email and spend that time to be thankful not for just today but for so much more. And pray for someone that might put on a really good show but is actually struggling with something that they don’t want anyone else to know.
Psalm 21:1 O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!