Sat.’s Devo - Bringing Up the Ark

Read: 2 Sam. 4:1-6:23, John 13:31-14:14, Ps. 119:17-32, Pr. 15:31-32 David is anointed the king and wants to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites. They had taunted him saying that even their blind and lame could keep David from capturing it. But David did captured Zion and called it the City of David. On that day the saying “the blind and lame will not enter the palace” became popular. This is a true statement. The blind and lame will never enter heaven. They will all be healed and whole. After David defeated his enemies it was time to bring the ark back to where he was. When the ark looked like it was going to fall over, one of the men carrying the ark, Uzzah, tried to steady it and God killed him. “Uzzah” means strength. God doesn’t want our strength but is well able to do the impossible. I wonder what God wanted to do that day that Uzzah stopped Him. This scared David so much he stopped his parade and let the ark stay right there at the house of Obed-Edom and he brought the ark into his house. God prospered him so much that David decided he wanted to try again to bring the ark to the City of David. He did with much pomp and ceremony. David made a complete fool of himself dancing before the Lord. God was pleased, but Michal was embarrassed. When she rebuked David, he told her she hadn’t seen anything yet. It was God who gave him the kingdom and he would forever be undignified to make God famous. In John, Jesus is having his last words with his disciples. He gives them some hard assignments like to love one another as he loved them. He is about to go to the cross for them so this was no easy assignment. He also told them there were mansions waiting for them. No wonder Thomas wanted to know how to get there. The most misunderstood statement Jesus said was “greater works than these shall you do.” Lord, do your greater works through us.