David's Prayer
I Chron 17: 16-21
16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD , and he said:
"Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men, O LORD God.
18 "What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant,
19 O 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.
20 "There is no one like you, O LORD , and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
21 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?
Of all "gods" known to any nation on earth, my God is the only one who has redeemed His people for himself. That caught me.... its one of those things I know but dont really contemplate as often as I should...my God is the only one who loved and cared enough to humble Himself, be humiliated, tortured, and killed for the sake of saving my eternal life. No one has ever or will ever do what He did for me. No one else measures up. No one else loves me more. Its a great comfort and also a great challenge. I'll never be able to repay what He's done. The closest I can come is giving Him my life daily to use as He wills.
16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD , and he said:
"Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men, O LORD God.
18 "What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant,
19 O 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.
20 "There is no one like you, O LORD , and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
21 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?
Of all "gods" known to any nation on earth, my God is the only one who has redeemed His people for himself. That caught me.... its one of those things I know but dont really contemplate as often as I should...my God is the only one who loved and cared enough to humble Himself, be humiliated, tortured, and killed for the sake of saving my eternal life. No one has ever or will ever do what He did for me. No one else measures up. No one else loves me more. Its a great comfort and also a great challenge. I'll never be able to repay what He's done. The closest I can come is giving Him my life daily to use as He wills.
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