December 9, 2024 1 Kings 8:54-61
December 9, 2024 1 Kings 8:54-61
54 Now as Solomon finished
offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord,
he arose from before the altar of the Lord,
where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven. 55 And
he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice,
saying, 56 “Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his
people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed
of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant. 57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was
with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us, 58 that
he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his
commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our
fathers. 59 Let these words of mine, with which I
have pleaded before the Lord,
be near to the Lord our
God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause
of his people Israel, as each day requires, 60 that all
the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. 61 Let
your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our
God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”
In Mark Henry’s commentary of 1 King 8, he gives God the
glory for the amazing blessings he had done for Israel. As Solomon stood up to
bless the congregation (v. 55), he began with blessing God; for we must in everything
give thanks.
With Thanksgiving on our hearts, how have you taken time to
give thanks to God for his countless and continued blessings, love, grace &
mercy? Are you trusting God to do well for yourself and others?
Robin Adams
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