August 2 - You Servant Has Found Courage

August 2 - You Servant Has Found Courage
2 Samuel 7:27

Have you thought about the courage that it took for the Cowardly Lion to stand in the presence of the great and power Oz? He may have stood there with trembling knees, but he stood there just the same.

In 2 Samuel 7, the Lord had just promised David that his kingdom would endure forever, David’s throne would be established forever.  David went in and sat before the Lord and said: “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” (2 Samuel 7:18).

David had been the smallest, youngest son of Jesse.  His brothers were powerful, strong, bright, outgoing, motivated.  When Samuel came to Jesse looking for the next king of Israel, no one expected it to be that little shepherd who was out in the field.  But, God knew who he was looking for.  He was looking for the man with a heart who would find the courage to go up against a giant with five stones and a slingshot.  He was looking for a man who would play his harp for the current king who was losing his mind and do it because the man was a king.

The Lord made promises to David and because of those promises, David was able to say to him, “…your servant has found courage to offer you this prayer” (2 Samuel 7:27).

Have you ever thought about the ease with which you pray?  Do you stand on trembling knees before the Sovereign Lord?  Probably not, though sometimes we should.  But, we have been given the courage to come before the Lord with our prayers because of the promises he has made to us through Jesus Christ.  Our relationship with him is based on the fact that we aren’t strangers to him, we are children of God.

We have been given a gift in that we are invited to have a relationship with God and can go before him with our prayers.  This is where our courage comes from.