I Chronicles 29:11-14
“Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the
power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in
heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art
exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou
reighest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to
make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank
thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that
we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of
thee, and of thine own have we given thee.”
O what a glorious God we serve!!!
King David, in this prayer praises the Lord
for all the blessings He has bestowed upon the nation of Israel. At the end of
David's reign as king, as he is about to pass the keys of the kingdom over to
his son Solomon, prays a prayer of thanksgiving and praise to God who has
blessed the people and their king. My favorite part of this prayer is the last
verse where David so humbly says: “But who am I, and what is my people, that we
should be able to offer so willingly after this sort?” Who are we? What gives
us the right to come before the Almighty God and proclaim His name and to sing
His praises? Where does this willingness come from? The willingness to want to
worship God. The one and only true God. The one who sent His only begotten Son
to die a horrible death so that our sins would be forgiven and washed cleaned.
The one who gave us eternal life. A life in eternity with Him.
David answers these questions in the same
verse: “For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.”
Praise God!!! Our worship and admiration for Him is not dependent upon us. For
with out His Holy Spirit living within us we would have no desire to worship
Him or to praise His name. David knew that all things come from God. The very
will to worship God. The very will to want a personal relationship with our
Heavenly Father. Is not our own will but His will bestowed upon us.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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