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2 Samuel Devotionals

Because I bear your name

Surrender

The ark bears the Name, the name of the Lord of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim. (2 Samuel 6:2)

David was dancing (or “whirling”) with all his might before the Lord wearing a linen ephod. (2 Samuel 6:14)

Father, as the ark once bore your name, I bear your name. I represent you to the people around me.

So help me to always remember who you are: the great King, enthroned between the cherubim.

You are worthy of my honor and full obedience, even in the “small” things. (1 Chronicles 15:11-15)

And yet you are a King that is so good to me, choosing me to be your own.

So let me be fully and completely yours, with a heart ever whirling and dancing with your joy.

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Matthew Devotionals 2

King of my heart

King Jesus

But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne; or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. (Matthew 5:34-35)

“The great King.”

For some reason, those words resonated with me this morning.

Jesus is the great King.

But do I treat him as such, moment to moment, day to day?

Or do I ever treat him lightly?

Do I ever try to find ways around what he’s telling me, as the Pharisees and teachers of the law did when it came to things like marriage, being truthful, loving people, among other things?

Lately, God has been pointing out to me that I’ve been spending too much time on my hobbies.

I haven’t been totally ignoring him, but I haven’t exactly been completely obeying him either.

It’s a “small” thing.

But Jesus is a great King. And I don’t want to treat him lightly.

How about you?

Lord Jesus, be King of my heart, in everything.