Psalm 132:10

Psalm 132:10

Do not reject us

In verse 1 of this Psalm the writer begins with a petition to the Lord, “Lord, remember David and all his self-denial.” Now we read a second petition, “For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.”We know that David as a man and as King of Israel had not been rejected by God, but his predecessor, Saul, had! Maybe that was in the psalmist’s mind as he wrote. Or maybe he was simply asking that whatever David had asked of the Lord, may it be granted. The rest of the Psalm follows on from this request, so what was it that David had pleaded for so desperately? Well, we know the answer to that question, it was that a temple or dwelling place for the Lord should be built and established in Zion. This was David’s most fervent heart cry, more than anything else he longed for the Lord to have a literal presence in the midst of His people. This building was, more than anything else, to be a House of Prayer. David was not a romantic idealist, he did not believe for on moment that a building could adequately represent His God, but it could be a place where people would come to worship and pray. “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain You. How much less this Temple that I have built.” 1 Kings 8:27-53. These words were penned and spoken later by Solomon who obviously thought the same way as his dad! 

And what was the Lord’s response? “Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” 2 Chronicles 7:15-16. May our churches be houses of prayer where the eyes and heart of the Lord can be found - always! Our prayer should be that we do not join this category, that the Lord does not reject us but that His presence and His power remain with us. 

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