The Lord spoke these words as we crossed into the Hebrew year 5779:
"Look to Me, and bring the 'ark' back! For this is the year I will entrust you with My greater glory and My greater things! For you are entering a time of greater exploits, greater blessings, and greater victories in your lives, just as David was!"
And He spoke further:
"As I have done for David when he became king, I will do the same for those who treasure My presence more than anything on earth! But this is a key time to let go! Let go of those past struggles and defeats! Let go of those past hurts and betrayals! Let go of your Saul's time, and enter into your David's time!"
2 Samuel chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 are the key chapters to begin with in this new year. As you walk into a brand new spiritual year in your life, begin as David did when he first became king! One of the first things David did (upon reigning as king over all of Israel and Judah) was to bring the ark of the Lord back to its rightful place! The 'ark' here, of course, speaks of 'God's presence, God's glory, or Jesus Himself''.
As the ark of the Lord was being brought to the City of David, 2 Samuel 6:14-15 says, 'Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet'.
It is very interesting to see David wearing a linen ephod here, instead of the king's royal robe. After all, he had already been anointed a king, and could have just 'acted like a king'! But no, he was in the streets, dancing his heart out before the Lord, and worshiping the Lord with gladness! What other people say didn't matter to him at all, because he knew nothing else would be more important than the Lord Himself!
A linen ephod was customarily worn by a priest those days; and a 'priest' is always a 'picture' of 'servanthood', not 'kingship'. And here lies what's truly inside David's heart - a heart that acknowledged there's a greater King whom he serves - the King of kings, the Lord of lords!
You see, David could have celebrated 'himself' as king, but instead, he chose to celebrate 'the Lord' as king! In other words, he treasured God's presence more than anything else on earth, and yes, even his own 'kingship'! No wonder the Lord began to entrust him with greater glory and greater things from that day onward!
Beloved of God, as you begin this new year 5779, you too are like the 'David' of today! Begin just as David did when he reigned as king over all of Israel and Judah! Begin by celebrating the King of kings today, and acknowledge Him as the King over ALL areas of your life! Let go of those past struggles and defeats! Let go of those past hurts and betrayals! Let go of your Saul's time, and enter into your David's time! And declare that you too are walking into greater exploits, greater blessings, and greater victories, just as David was (2 Samuel 8:1-18). Amen!
