"O LORD, in the morning you hear my
voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for
you and watch."
voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for
you and watch."
From David's words, we realize that there is an emergence of a pattern of waiting before the LORD. Call this time of waiting whatever you like, quiet time, time in the Word, whatever. We can begin drawing conclusions about David's attitudes toward God. David mentions the time of day, "In the morning." We realize David's total need and reliance on God to sustain him through the day. We begin to see his priorities emerge. Before attending to the immense duties in running his kingdom, David comes before God. The wording of the verse is first, God hears his voice, and second, I prepare a sacrifice for you. Even before David offers his sacrifice, before the day starts, God is there, hearing and listening to the voice of David. How awesome that before attending to the "business" of running his heavenly kingdom, God heeds the voice of David in a very personal way. David's time is also scheduled and set apart. Sacred in many ways.
A three part dynamic emerges from this passage. The first dynamic is that God listens. He listens even before David is able to offer Him sacrifices. God also listens on a very personal and intimate level. David sets aside time and God sets aside time to have a deep, soulful interchange. The second dynamic is that David offers his sacrifices, or as the NIV says, lay his requests. Back in the day, sacrifices were not casual affairs. There were a lot of regulations on the type of animal to sacrifice, the place to sacrifice, and the person who sacrifices. Do something haphazardly and wham! fire from heaven. David understood the holiness of God and that his interchange with God needed to be done in proper attitude and fashion. David realized that he was a servant to God and that God was not a servant to him. Lastly, we see David waiting in expectation. After the preparation of his sacrifice, David watches. First and foremost, David expects God to respond. And secondly, David waits for God to respond. He does not offer his sacrifice and leaves. He waits, he listens; God listens to David, and David listens to God. A dialog starts to happen.
What really surprises me is David's attitude toward time in respect with God. Time with God is not being lost with each passing moment, instead, value is being gained. David cherishes his time with God.
Summary:
David prioritizes and schedules times with God.
David has intimate dialog with God. He speaks, God listens. He listens, God speaks.
David has proper respect for the holiness of God.
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(God is outside of time. It is not like God is losing time or aging. However, from a human perspective, a God who cares to have personal relationships with people is truly amazing.)
A three part dynamic emerges from this passage. The first dynamic is that God listens. He listens even before David is able to offer Him sacrifices. God also listens on a very personal and intimate level. David sets aside time and God sets aside time to have a deep, soulful interchange. The second dynamic is that David offers his sacrifices, or as the NIV says, lay his requests. Back in the day, sacrifices were not casual affairs. There were a lot of regulations on the type of animal to sacrifice, the place to sacrifice, and the person who sacrifices. Do something haphazardly and wham! fire from heaven. David understood the holiness of God and that his interchange with God needed to be done in proper attitude and fashion. David realized that he was a servant to God and that God was not a servant to him. Lastly, we see David waiting in expectation. After the preparation of his sacrifice, David watches. First and foremost, David expects God to respond. And secondly, David waits for God to respond. He does not offer his sacrifice and leaves. He waits, he listens; God listens to David, and David listens to God. A dialog starts to happen.
What really surprises me is David's attitude toward time in respect with God. Time with God is not being lost with each passing moment, instead, value is being gained. David cherishes his time with God.
Summary:
David prioritizes and schedules times with God.
David has intimate dialog with God. He speaks, God listens. He listens, God speaks.
David has proper respect for the holiness of God.
Next section, Good News, Bad News ...
(God is outside of time. It is not like God is losing time or aging. However, from a human perspective, a God who cares to have personal relationships with people is truly amazing.)
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