“Great And Awesome Wonders”
Then King David went
in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this
far? And as if this
were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the
house of your servant. You, Lord
God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.
“What
more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant,
Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will,
you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.
“There
is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God
but you, as we have heard with our own ears. And who is like your people
Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for
himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome
wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from
Egypt? You made
your people
“And
now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant
and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,
so that it will be established and that your name will be
great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord
Almighty, the God over
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Chronicles
When things go well in
our lives, we feel proud. We are tempted to think we are good and that it is by
our abilities that we have achieved success. During such moments, we tend to
forget that behind it all is our good God who prompts, prevents, provides, and
protects.
The next time we are
tempted to take credit for the blessings we enjoy, pause and remember that it
is the Lord who brings blessing.
The hand
of the Father is behind all good things.
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