In our previous meditation, we mentioned one of the twin-prayer of David in this verse. He asked for the abiding presence of the Lord. We understand that it takes the presence of the Lord to level obstacles and birth dreams into reality.
There are two prayers in this abridged verse of scripture. As a quick background, the entire chapter captures David’s penitent prayer after he was rebuked for his sin.
Firstly, He gives strength to the anointed. “The Lord is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.” Psalms 28:8 NKJV.
It is the presence of the Lord that gives us joy in full. God’s Spirit gives joy. Through Him our mourning can turn to dancing, and ashes to beauty.
To the extent that we have established the Spirit as being God and He now lives with us, we now have a fourth understanding of the presence of the Lord. The Lord is present because the Spirit lives within.
When people walk away from the will of God, they at the same time walk away from the presence of the Lord.
The second application of the presence of the Lord is in a literal sense. Here we refer to the time when all the Saints of God from the beginning of time will stand with Him in glory.
One way of enjoying God’s presence is by being in corporate worship with others of like faith. So it is possible for a believing couple to generate the presence of the Lord in their home.
When Jesus suffered in the flesh, He brought an end to the rule of sin. When believers also choose to die to self, a measure of pain is involved; but that is the way to cease from sin.
The final lesson is that the triumph of Jesus provides a platform for us to exercise authority and dominion over the devil, sin, and death.
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