THE KEYS OF DAVID
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. – Psalm 34:1-3
If you are looking for someone who rose from grass to grace, you cannot get a better example than David. If you are looking for someone who succeeded beyond human expectation do not look further; look at David. If you are looking for someone who was unknown; someone who was forgotten; someone who among his brethren did not count; he became the head of a nation. If you are looking for someone who started as a nobody, but even today has his name ringing all over the universe; look for somebody called David. If you are looking for someone who was a shepherd boy, but who Jesus is addressed as his son; look for David. Jesus rejoiced to be called ‘The Son of David’. You need to find out what is the secret of the fellow called David. What is it that he had or knew that changed his life completely? What was the key of David? We sincerely need to find out. This is because the moment we can find out the secret of David, our way to success is guaranteed.
David’s Secret
Taking a closer look at the key text above, you will have an idea what the secret of David was. He says“, I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise will continually be in my mouth …D”avid was saying that he would only boast of no other thing but the Lord. He continues to say that everybody will hear him boasting about the goodness, the mercy, the greatness, the power, the generosity of His God, and they would fear. He then looked at all others and wished they knew what he knew and joined him in exalting the name of God together.
David made a great discovery that anything you want to get from God; anywhere you want to get to in life; anything you need to get done; if only you can learn this one secret you will su–cceed Praising the Lord!
In Psalm 103:1 David also says, “ Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name ” . He meant his heart, his kidney, his intestine,
his lungs, his stomach, his blood, his water… all that is within him, must bless God’s holy name!
David says in another place in Psalm 108:1, “ O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my g ” lory. His heart is fixed like concrete that is set. When you pour concrete and it is still wet, you can push it around. But once it is set, it is set forever. David says here that his heart is fixed within him to bless the Lord. This means that his heart was set as concrete upon the Lord. What surrender!
David confirms this in another place in Psalm 122:1, “ I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” He did not say he was glad because they asked him to come and receive millions of dollars. It was not because they asked David to come and sign a new juicy contract. He was glad only because they asked him to go to the house of God.
In Psalm 27:4 David says,
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
David’s only prayer request was to dwell in God’s house forever, and behold his glory. One day he was dancing for God, already a king. He danced so mightily that his belly came out of his dress. His wife wondered, “Your majesty, look at the way you were dancing; disgracing yourself in public”. David replied her by sayin“gF, or whom was I dancing for? Is it not the God who took me from nothing and enthroned me as king over Israel ahead of your Father, Saul?”
David recalled that it was the Lord who took him from zero to glory; the one who gave him the greatest breakthrough he could ever have.
David gave everything he had, including himself to God. Even if no one else wanted to worship God, David vowed to bless the Lord at all times. If we beak this down it means: In the morning I will bless God. In the afternoon, I will bless the Lord. In the evening, I will bless the Lord. Even when I wake up in the night, I will bless the Lord. When I am eating, I will bless the Lord. When I am fighting, I will bless you. Everywhere I go I will bless you. In everything I do, I will bless you. He says“,…your praise will continually be in my mouth.” Breaking it down further it means: I will never grumble; I will never complain; no one will ever hear me asking“,Why is this happening to me”? This is what it means when God’s praise is continually in your mouth.
One day, David’s father, Jesse, asked him to take food to his brothers who were fighting a battle. There he met a giant called Goliath, boasting and defying the God of Israel. So he wondered, “This man is not praising God. That is bad enough. But if he opens his mouth again to defy my God. Goliath, you are dead!” Everyone, including his elder brothers warned him to go back home, but he refused. Even King Saul told him that he had no amour or weapons, but he insisted to fight a fully armed giant with stones! To David, it was about the name of God. He would rather die than see anyone insult God the way Goliath did. So David thou“gHhte, can’t praise my God and magnify Him with me? Even if he kills me, I will not let him continue to insult my God!”
One day David woke up and thought about what he could do for God. So he said to himself, “I have an idea.” He sent for the priest. When the priest arrived, he told him“, I want to build a house for the Lord alone. Please don’t let anyone know. I want to do it alone.” The priest said, “go ahead.” But on his way the Lord spoke to the prophet and told him that David’s hands were filled with blood as a warrior, and so, could not build him a temple. However, God asked that David’s Son, who would rule after him, build the temple. The prophet returned and broke the message to David. David did not argue. He surrendered to God’s will.
So David says to his son“, Congratulations! God said you are the one who will build the temple. I won’t let you spend anything. I will provide every material you will ever need to build the temple.” What a man!
When we compare ourselves to David; when we place ourselves side by side with him, we are brought to tears. When we say we love God, and we have to be begged to return your tithe and give your offerings. This man, David says, “Since you won’t let me build you a house, Lord, no one will contribute to the resources, I will provide it alone”. Little wonder the Almighty God looked down from heaven and vowed that there would always be someone from the house of David, sitting on the throne. Always!
Do you want a divine encounter; the kind that will never be forgotten? Do you want to be one of the few that the world will never forget? Then learn from David.
Years ago when we started what we called the Christ Redeemer’s Congress , I would gather school children and adults who want to come to a Grammar School with boarding houses. We fed and accommodated them for free. We had no money. I was probably the richest one among my crew, still using a second hand
car. But I had some people with me who loved God passionately. On one occasion, we needed money for the Congress. One woman submitted her whole salary for the month. She was working in Lagos Island, but lived in Surulere. I wondered how she would cope. She said she will trek to work to and fro. ‘God has a need’ she said, ‘And so my need is secondary’. Today, the woman is unbelievably wealthy.
I feel ashamed when people have to wait to be cajoled to give a reasonable offering unto God. Do you realize the offering is to the One who saved your soul from hell, and made you a candidate of heaven? If someone will spend ten minutes begging you to give to the One who gave His only Son to save you, then there is a problem.
If you want to experience unlimited greatness, learn from David. Live a life of praise to God. Worship God always with all that you have. Give all that you have, including yourself to God and watch him catapult you from zero to unlimited greatness.
Praise Points
In this chapter, you will not pray to ask God for anything. You will praise him NON-STOP for as many hours as you can. Use these praise points in your section of praise.
- Lord, I magnify you. Let everything within me praise the Lord.
- Father, I pour out everything in me at your feet to praise you.
- Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.
- Lord, I will praise you and my heart will boast in you.
- I will tell everyone how good, glorious, and merciful you are.
- I will tell the world of the Lord who brought me out of darkness into His marvellous light.
- I will bless the one who died that I may live.
- I will praise the one who was rejected by the Father on the cross that I may be accepted.
- I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be in my mouth continually.
- Oh Lord, you are worthy of my praise and adoration. My
Unchangeable Changer.
