Focus
Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer.
Read
David’s Prayer
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God; you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come. May this be instruction for the people, O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may know it. 22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God; for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 Who is like your people, like Israel? Is there another nation on earth whose God went to redeem it as a people, and to make a name for himself, doing great and awesome things for them, by driving out before his people nations and their gods? 24 And you established your people Israel for yourself to be your people forever; and you, O Lord, became their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, as for the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm it forever; do as you have promised. 26 Thus your name will be magnified forever in the saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant; 29 now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you; for you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
Reflect
Have you ever gone in and sat before God, asking him who am I, Lord? I have.
I can recall moments in my life where God has rescued me from the pits of hell. When He has pulled me up by my bootstraps kicking and screaming. When I would have rather wallowed in my pit, in my self-pity and sorrow, and begged for Him to take my life. I remember those days, and I wondered why God rescued me.
But God has a plan. God has a purpose.
Today, as a pastor, I, like David sometimes just sit in the sanctuary of the church I serve and ask God who am I, Lord? Who am I that you have blessed me so much? Who is my family that you continue to provide and take care of us in what often seems like impossible situations? Who are we the church that you continue to love us?
And then I am reminded of who God is. Faithful, trustworthy, just, and righteous. And I am reminded that our calling is to glorify God in everything we do and say. I may not know why God chose me, but I do know I serve an amazing God worthy of all that I am. Give God your all today.
Pray
Holy God! How awesome are you? That you would choose sinners like us. That you would call us out to be messengers for your kingdom. That you would rescue us from our pits out of absolute love for us. Lord, we don’t know your plans, but we do know you are worthy of all our hearts, minds, strength, and soul. It is in your hands we place our lives. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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