Sunday, October 3, 2010

2 Samuel 7:18-26

'Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: "Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And as if this were not enough in your sight, O Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O Sovereign Lord? "What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Sovereign Lord. For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, 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 that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, O Lord, have become their God. And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised, so that your name will be great forever. Then men will say, 'The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will be established before you.”'

Lord, help me to be in awe of you everyday and to understand the love and grace that you continue to pour out on me! God, I'm so thankful that you don't deal with me like I deserve, instead, you are patient and gracious with me...I don't understand why; why you would love and want me so much when I continue to spit in your face and take you for granted. I can't fathom why you would care about me so much that you would sacrifice perfection for evil, because without you Lord that's all I am, but Father, I want to spend the rest of my life thanking you and praising you for it!

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