Sitting Before God

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord. 2 Samuel 7: 18, RSV


"David sat. This may be the single most critical act that David ever did, the action that put him out of action - more critical than killing Goliath, more critical than honoring Saul (his enemy) as God's anointed, more critical than bringing the Ark to Jerusalem.

By sitting down, David renounced royal initiative, abdicated kingly authority, got himself out of the driver's seat, and deliberately and reverently placed himself before God his King.

When David sat down before God, it was ... trading in his plans for God's plans."

Leap Over a Wall


Sitting Before God, God's Message for Each Day, Eugene Peterson.