Daily Devotion With Pastor Dan – October 5th, 2020
(Psalm 30) is titled….“A song at the dedication of the house of David,” (you might want to take a moment to read it before you continue in this devotion). It is thought that David wrote this Psalm later in his life after the Lord’s promise in (2 Samuel 7) that established his throne forever, and gave permission for the temple to be built by Solomon. It might be that David was looking back, and reflecting on all that the Lord has done for him and promised him. Maybe you do that from time to time. It certainly seems like a good idea, since it would help us to be more thankful and grateful for the things we have in life.
In this psalm you find David talking of deliverance, of grace, of humility, of repentance, of forgiveness, and of joy. All of these David had experienced from the mighty hand of God. The Lord is the most High, He is High in his name, in His nature, and there is none besides Him, nor like unto Him (1 Samuel 2:1-2) (Isaiah 46:9) (1 Chronicles 17:20) (Jeremiah 10:6). He is above all angels and men, He is the King of kings and Lord of lords, He cannot be higher than He is (Colossians 1:13-18) (Revelation 19:16). Just take a moment and try to process these truths about our glorious Lord.
To extol Him is to declare Him to be what He is. It literally means that I will exalt Him as being God, first and supreme in my thoughts and affections, to elevate Him high in my praises. This is what David determined to do for the LORD – Why? – because God has lifted David up (delivered him) – He healed David.
In his life David experienced much pain and difficulty. He had been threatened by his enemies numerous times, including his own household, he had faced death, and yet he stands delivered from everything. David admits that the Lord was the source of his deliverance. God had healed David physically and spiritually, and God had forgiven him for his sin and had mercy on him (2 Samuel 12:13). Not only can God heal (physically – as with David here), He can lift us out of our sin, which is a hopeless endeaver without the work of Jesus Christ.
He does deliver us today just like He did for David. He delivers us from temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13) (Matthew 6:13) (2 Peter 2:7-9). He has delivered (forgiven) all our sins (Romans 6:17-18) (Romans 6:23). This is God’s work. He raises up the poor, the lost, the vile out of the mire, by His grace and mercy. This requires a song of praise from our lips just like David