“May Your
Eyes be Open
Toward This
Then Solomon stood
before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole
assembly of
“Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven
above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants
who continue wholeheartedly in your way. You have kept your promise to your servant David my father;
with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it—as
it is today.
“Now
Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father
the promises you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail to have a
successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants
are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done.’
And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David
my father come true.
“But
will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain
you. How much less this temple I have built! Yet give attention to your servant’s
prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord
my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your
presence this day. May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day,
this place of which you said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that you will hear
the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
Hear the supplication of your
servant and of your people
1 Kings
There are some 100
billion observable galaxies in the universe. Each galaxy has hundreds of
billions of starts, and more galaxies are being discovered.
The heavens proclaim
the glory of God. But God is greater than the heavens because, He created the
heavens. The Lord is so much greater than our finite minds can grasp. Yet He
has made it possible for us to know Him through His Son Jesus whom He sent to
live on this earth, to die for us, and to be raised. When we believe in Him,
our lives join the heavens in proclaiming His glory!
In creation
we see God’s hand, and in redemption we see His heart.
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