Scripture: 2 Samuel 7-8.  

OBSERVATION
(What is God saying here?)

2 Samuel 7:18-22 (NLT)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord? 20 “What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign Lord. 21 Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant. 22 “How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!

APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my circumstances today?)

Wow, catch a hold of this, won’t you? David was so overwhelmed with what God did in his life, and now with the additional things God was promising to do in and through David’s family. David was blown away. He couldn’t imagine why an all-knowing God would bless him and go on blessing even his family, considering the human-ness and obvious failures that surely must be apparent to God. This really resonated with me today, because although I know that I pitch a very strong effort into serving God and doing all that I discern He wants me to do, yet I know that I fail Him and my fellow Christian brothers and sisters in so many ways. It made me stop and think about why God would consider someone like me to allow His precious Son Jesus to suffer at the hands of Pilate and his bunch, and then die such a cruel death on the cross at Calvary? Why would He bless me with such a fine family, when there are so many marriages that fail in divorce, and children who kill their parents physically or emotionally? Why would He bless me with a nice job and co-workers who bless me daily, when there are so many who are unemployed and barely making it through in providing for themselves and their families each day? But praise be to God, He comes through every time and in every way! I serve an awesome God!

PRAYER
(With God’s help, what am I going to do differently today because He said it?)

Who am I Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that You have brought me this far? You know what I am really like, yet You bless me in so many ways each and every day. How great You are Sovereign Lord! There is no one like You! Thank You for Your daily love and provision. You are awesome!

 

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