1 Chronicles 16:7

1 Chronicles 16:7 says, Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.  Then we are told that David delivered a psalm to Asaph to deliver unto the people, and I am going to break it into sections, though it is all the presented at the same time.  As Matthew Henry says this first part, through verse twenty-two, is taken from Psalms 105, though it is not the whole Psalm.  Verse eight says, Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.  Like the people were called on to do then, we as Christians need to call on God in all that we do and make his name known among the lost people of the world.  Verse nine continues, Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.  Once more, they were called on to sing songs to Him and to tell people of all His glorious works, and so must we today.  Verse ten states, Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.  They were to glory in the Lord and the hearts of those who sought Him were to rejoice.  I believe that too often we as followers of Christ act as though being His follower is more of a burden than a reason to rejoice.  Verse eleven adds, Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.  We, like the Israelites then, should seek God's will continually, and we have even more of a reason to do so.  We know that everlasting salvation has been granted to us through the death burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ being an accomplished fact.  They were simply looking ahead in hope oof it happening.  Verse twelve continues, Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;  We should remember the marvelous work of salvation that He has done in our lives even if we have nothing else to remember.  Of course, we should be able to share many works that He has done in our lives.  Verse thirteen says, O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.  They were the chosen ones of God, not because they were better than anyone else by their own merit, but simply because God chose them to work through to redeem mankind.  We as Christians are God's people because of His grace and mercy and not because we are better than anyone else by our own merit.  Verse fourteen adds, He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.  He is still the Lord our God if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, but His judgments are true for everyone, even if they haven't or don't believe them.  Verse fifteen continues, Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;  Like the Israelites then, we are always to be mindful of God's covenants, and we are a part of those thousand generations His word is said to apply to.  His word will never stop being the truth.  Verse sixteen states, Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;  God's redemption plan has never changed.  His word has been true since His promise to Abraham and Isaac, when they entered into a covenant relationship with Him looking forward to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.  Verse seventeen adds, And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,  God confirmed His law to be an everlasting covenant.  We, like the people of Israel in David's day, simply have to accept that covenant relationship that God offers us through accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse eighteen continues, Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;  God gave the people of Israel the land of Canaan as their inheritance, and He gives us heaven as our everlasting spiritual inheritance.  They didn't earn it, and neither can we.  Verse nineteen says, When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.  God said He gave them the land of Caanan when they were few in numbers and strangers to the land.  We will be strangers to God's kingdom until we put our faith in Jesus Christ, and we are powerless to find salvation by our own abilities.  Verse twenty adds, And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;  When the people of Isarel disobeyed God, they were often captured and taken away to other lands.  I don't believe we will ever lose our heavenly home as Christians, but we may place ourselves under the power of sin if we fail to be obedient to God's word.  Verse twenty-one adds, He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,  God was more powerful than any king then and he still is more powerful than any earthly ruler today.  Verse twenty-two concludes, Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.  God warned other rulers and even just other people to not harm His people.  That same prohibition remains today, but that doesn't mean that we will never be harmed because of our faith.  It only means that we will always be under God's protection spiritually.