Today's promise: God protects His people
Rest for God's people
Praise the Lord who has
given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has failed
of all the wonderful promises he gave through his servant Moses. May the Lord
our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never forsake us. May
he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the
commands, laws, and regulations that he gave our ancestors.
1 Kings 8:56-58 NLT
In spite of all appearances to the contrary, God has a plan for this bankrupt
world…this earth of ours, he still wants it as a theater for his grace and
glorious direction.
Helmut Thielicke (1908-1986)
God fulfills his plan
As we read of God's
faithfulness fulfilled in the events described in 1 Kings 8, these words of
Solomon spring forth from our hearts as well: "Praise the Lord who has
given rest to his people Israel, as he promised!" When the Ark of the Covenant
came to rest in its place between the wings of the cherubim, signifying the
completion of the temple in which God would dwell, "a cloud filled the
Temple of the Lord" (v. 10). God's presence was so glorious that the
priests couldn't continue their work but could only bow before him in worship.
It was as if God was saying, "It is done. The temple I planned has been
built. And I am here to dwell with you!" Thus Solomon was able to make the
requests that followed: "May he never forsake us. May he give us the
desire to do his will." He could make these requests with such heartfelt
fervor because of his trust in the covenant-keeping God who fulfills his
purposes. If we truly grasp the majesty of what God did during Solomon's reign,
we can thank him in faith that he will fulfill his purposes in our lives as
well.
BLESSED BE THE LORD, who
keeps his covenant and fulfils his purposes!
Adapted from The One Year® Book of Praying through the Bible
by Cheri Fuller, Tyndale House Publishers (2003), entry for June 11.
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
In spite of all appearances to the contrary, God has a plan for this bankrupt world…this earth of ours, he still wants it as a theater for his grace and glorious direction.
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