“Sovereignty of God, Thine is the Kingdom”
Sermon • Submitted • Presented
0 ratings
· 3 viewsNotes
Transcript
Scripture
Scripture
Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Welcome to 2024. My pray is that this year be a year of praise, pray, breakthrough, deliverance, and worship.
As the Lord’s return draws near, godlessness is increasing. Standards that have stood for decades are falling all around us. Crime, lawlessness, and disrespect all seem to be growing.
If that isn’t bad enough, we are growing older, we are not able to do like we used to, we have sore muscles, brains that don’t work like they used to, energy levels that are lower than before and the constant threat of death or disability.
Not only that, our money doesn’t go as far as it used to, we have lost some of our pensions, we will have to work later into our lives than what we had planned, work has lost its joy.
If that isn’t bad enough, Church doesn’t seem to be attractive to the coming generation, our kids have taken our grandkids to some far off state and we can’t see them as much as we want, we used to depend on our parents and now they are depending on us.
There is so much around us that seems to be so negative except one thing; GOD!
In 2024 it is time we refocus!
In the time of King David, there was always the threat of war, disgruntled legislators, disobedient children, political powers that wanted to destroy the work of his hands, adversaries that thought they could do a better job, wives that were dissatisfied, and enemies at his table.
Yet in the midst of all this, King David found his joy and strength, not in himself but rather in His God and in the work God had called him to do. Our focus should be like David’s here, His focus was on God, the Lord and giver of life.
When his focus was proper he knew who should receive the credit for all that was done.
Samuel wrote, "And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel." (2 Samuel 5:12)
David understood something very important, whether it’s the doctor who has used his skill to perform a lifesaving operation or a farmer who plants a seed, “Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all” (1 Chr 29:12).
When we get our hearts and minds focused, it will not be hard to understand and give credit to the Lord for every good thing that comes into your relationships, your ministries and your personal life.
There is something else that we need to be mindful of;
How quick we are to take for granted the blessing that come from God. James tells us; 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”
You don’t deserve the Lord’s grace and forgiveness but you should praise God for His;
• power,
• purpose,
• plan,
• provision
• promises
And when you do so, He will elevate you with more of His enlightened blessings that are already yours in Christ.
Eph. 1:3; "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ”.
David refused to think that he could take short cuts in doing the will of God.
David was a man after God’s own heart…… Paul wrote about this in Acts 13:22
Acts 13:22 (KJV 1900)
And when he had removed him (Saul), he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Was David sinless in his life before the Lord? No, but the Scriptures are affirming David's desire to do the will of God with all his heart. Though he faltered at times, the disposition of his heart was to give faithful service to the LORD, as Paul said from the LORD, to "...do all My will."
We have in David perhaps the most complete picture the Bible gives of any character's faith and service before God. The Scriptures continually witness to his love for the Scriptures, desire to communicate with God, wisdom in serving the LORD, predisposition to do what is honorable (even under severe trial), and perpetual longing to praise the LORD.
David wrote, "When You said, ‘Seek My face,' my heart said to You, ‘Your face, LORD, I will seek.'" (Ps 27:8). Of God's choosing David, another psalmist penned, "He also chose David … to shepherd Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands." (Ps 78:70-72).
Look with me at verse 17 of our text, “Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things. ..
Saints, we need to be people who are after God's own heart. We need to imitate the fervent desire for what is right in the sight of God. This should be true of every faithful child of God. Even David in his prayer, prayed for that; 1 Chronicles 29:18 “O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you..
Ask the Lord to help you to avoid any short cut thinking or actions in your relationships, ministries or personal lifestyle.
The Holy Spirit helped David succeed because he knew how to pray in ways that taught people about how to have a more intimate relationship with God.
He said of God, Yours, O Lord, is
the greatness and
the power and the glory and
the majesty and
the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Oh, how we need to learn how to pray in the power,
in the perspective, in the pattern of David.
Closing
Closing
Remember the story of Peter walking on the water… he took his eyes off Jesus. Our country and maybe your lives or homes seem to be in miserable condition but just like David, we also need to refocus, using SPIRITUAL means to accomplish God’s purpose for our lives.
Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure:
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
The Lord
is before all things
created all things
upholds all things
is above all things
knows all things
accomplishes all things
rules over all things
is in control of all things
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
David prayed, "I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. O Lord, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever and keep their hearts loyal to you."