Personal Righteousness and Prayer. Psalm26 & 27

 

Psalm 26 – Personal Righteousness

 

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” I Corinthians 1:30.

David committed a great sin, but David did not continue to live in sin. Every king was judged by whether he walked in the steps of his father David. If he followed David’s example, he was accepted and proclaimed a good king.

 

David knew that when he trusted the Lord, the Lord would sustain him.

David did not sit with false persons. He is sure-footed now. He is established on the Rock.

 

Psalm 27 A Prayer

 

God not only gives life, He also empowers us to live that life on earth. If you fear God, you have no one else to fear.

David’s confidence was in God, and this is the provision that God has made for His own today. “..But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 3 :13-14

David wanted the ark with him in Jerusalem, so he erected a tabernacle for it and planned a temple for God. Through that he had access to God. The was the “one thing” in David’s life.

We have access to God through Christ, and this is the thing we ought to rejoice in. “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:1-5.

 

In the house of God was the mercy seat. David needed mercy. This provided for David access into the presence of God. You and I can approach God through Jesus Christ today. We have access to this marvelous grace. Because the Lord Jesus has shed His blood, we have a mercy seat to which we can go. And that is where He hides us.

 

When David sinned, he found out what it was like for God to hide His face from him. He lost his fellowship. He lost his joy. But he prayed, “restore unto me the joy of my salvation.”

 

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