Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ” Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, fand King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. (2 Samuel 5:1-5)
David was crowned at last--the hope God established in his heart was fulfilled. Saul, David's pursuer, would die in battle. After a brief attempt by one of Saul’s sons to claim the throne, ultimately David would exchange the shepherd staff for a sovereign scepter. He would reach God’s intended purpose for his life and he would reign for forty years. The will of God cannot be overcome by the intent and acts of men or demons.
Does it seem sometimes like God has forgotten you? Maybe you had this great dream and were convinced this was God's plan for your life--but you seem as far from it today as ever. It feels like you are on a stationary bike--peddling as hard as you can, and going nowhere.
Cling to this crowning hope: Jesus promises, “To Him who overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” (Rev.3:21)
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