Following the Trail of God's Promises: The 40-Day ChallengeSample

30. The House of David Stands Firm Before God

Often we think about God in a moment of fear or in a cry of helplessness, yet we know God has cared well for humanity since the beginning of time, in both good times and bad. King David was known as “a man after God's own heart”, yet his story was filled with difficulties and victories, successes and pains. Many of David’s Psalms were cries to God in difficult situations, but in his last moments on earth, after all the battles and the blessings, David reflects on the true nature of our God: “He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure”. There are no situations surprising to our God. He is not worried about getting everything done or missing out on something important. All things are moving towards His great plan of redemption. The house and line of David is the story of God’s redemption of a single man and God’s greater plan for David’s family that pointed the way to our Savior Jesus. Our God, always in control, always making something from nothing, in the big and the small; always keeping things safe and secure. This is the beauty and the wonder of our God.