In His Perfect Time

“And now, O Jehovah God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house: establish it forever, and do as You have said.” (2Samuel 7:25)

David finally had peace in his kingdom. He began to have thoughts of building a house for the Lord. But the Lord spoke to the prophet Nathan to tell David that he would not build a temple, but that his son Solomon would do so. (2 Samuel 7:1-15; 1Chronicles 17:4,12) Then Nathan prophesied about an eternal kingdom. (2 Samuel 17:16; 1Chronicles 17:11,14) David offers a prayer of gratitude in which he prays our Scripture of study.

Many times, when we pray, we express our needs and petitions. We don’t have a conversation with the Lord but end our prayer after expressing our needs and petitions.  How rude is that! Surely, we’d hear about it if we acted that way with another person. And yet this happens over and over with the Lord God. We never wait to see what He thinks about anything. We don’t know if God approves or disapproves or if He has a better idea or a warning. After all, He knows the end from the beginning of all things. But we don’t wait to hear what God has to say.

David knew how to hear from the Lord. God made a very specific promise to David. And David agrees with it. He gives us the pattern to follow. “...the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house: establish it forever, and do as You have said.”  This is the way to agree with God’s promise and God’s Word. God has spoken it. Agree with what He has said. Then promote it by asking the Lord to act on His Word and to do it. The Lord honors David’s faith in God’s Word. And David affirms His faith by speaking it. We too must believe God’s Word and God’s promises and speak them. “For we, having the same spirit of faith (according as it is written, "I believed, and therefore I have spoken"); we also believed and therefore speak,” (2Corinthians 4:13).

God promised David that He would establish his house and kingdom forever. “And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” (2Samuel 7:16; 1Chronicles 17:11,14) Nathan used the words forever when God said He would establish his throne and his kingdom. Forever means eternally and implies a spiritual and divine matter. What did this mean to David? David was well versed in the Law and had a close relationship with the Lord. God said of David that he had a heart after God. (1Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22) David understood what this prophecy implied. Only God is divine and eternal. The whole of Israel was waiting for the prophesied Messiah, Savior of Israel. He came from the lineage of David as prophesied.  He is Jesus Who fulfilled every prophecy about Himself. His kingdom is eternal because it’s divine and will be established forever. “And the seventh angel sounded. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He will reign forever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15) We see God’s promises fulfilled in these Scriptures.

God is faithful to His Word and to His promises. He fulfilled His promise to the faith fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  He fulfilled His promise to Noah, to Moses, to Israel and brought them to the Promised land. He fulfilled His promise to send a Messiah. And He will fulfill every promise He made to Israel in the Thousand Year Reign. Jesus has made promises to the church which He is faithful to fulfill in His perfect time.

God made a promise to David which He fulfilled in His perfect time. The Messiah, Jesus, came through David. He will establish His eternal kingdom. David had conversations with God and set a pattern of speaking to God. It’s believe and speak. God has fulfilled His promises and will fulfill every promise He has made to Israel and to the church in His perfect time.