This was written by the shepherd boy who became a king, anointed by God, the king who united Judah and Israel. He was someone who had experienced sheer loneliness, great pain of losing his children, betrayal at the hands of his beloved son, humiliation, starvation, and grave dangers; yet when he looked back upon a lifetime of experiences, he saw the goodness of his God.
Who are the righteous? Prophet Moses writes in Deuteronomy 6:25 (NLT), "For we are righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us." We cannot pick and chose what we deem appropriate to suite our desires, it's all or none!
Was David a perfect man, obedient to all God's commands? No, we read in the old testament that he had many shortcomings, some acts he committed were very egregious, yet when he was confronted with his sins, his remorse was sincere and he wanted to make whole to God and man for the wrongs he had committed. One outstanding character of David that we see in the Bible is his desire to please God more than anything else.
God loves us and wants to bless us. He is truthful and he is faithful, ever loyal to his people. There is only one requirement of his people - obey all his commands.
Can we overcome this seemingly harsh requirement? Absolutely Yes, with his grace. Please see a previous blog - "Is Salvation for every one?"
Other blogs on the topic of Salvation:
1. An invitation to the Lord's Salvation.
2. A master plan for the fallen man's salvation
3. Can we lose salvation?
Chris Tomlin - Lord I need You
