Through The Bible in a Year - March 23, 2026

“I will make for you a great name… And I will appoint a place for my people Israel.” – 2 Samuel 7:9-10

God promised David two essential things: a name and a place.

David needed both. His lineage was shameful—descended from Judah (who sold Joseph into slavery and slept with his daughter-in-law), and Ruth (the Moabitess from one of Israel’s most hated enemies). Many saw David as a half-breed from a line of disgrace.

Yet God said: “I will give you a name—My name. You shall be called ‘The Lord is my righteousness.’ Not your righteousness. Not your doing. Mine.”

A father, my father, once told his son heading to college: “You are my son. I don’t know how you’ll do at the university—if you’ll do well or poorly. But you are my son and you will always have a place in my home.”

That security didn’t remove all challenges, but it gave confidence. Peace. A foundation for rising from falls and for forging into the future.

This is what God offers you: His name—His righteousness, not your own. His place—a secure home forever with Him. Even when earthly homes aren’t safe (one in four women will experience abuse in relationships; one every two or three marriages come undone, so many children suffer where they should be protected), Jesus promises: “I will give you rest for your soul.”

Respond: Do you truly know you have a secure place in God’s home? Where do you need “rest for your soul” right now? How does knowing you bear God’s name (“The Lord is my righteousness”) change how you see yourself? May the source of your peace be your assurance of God’s name and place.

Prayer: Father, thank You that I am Yours—that I have Your name and a secure place in Your home forever. When circumstances shake me, anchor my soul in this truth. I don’t have to earn my place. You’ve given it freely. You are my rest. Thank you. In Jesus’s Name, Amen.