And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God. And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 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. And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 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.”
Comment: David says that it has taken courage to pray the prayer which made up yesterday’s and today’s devotional.The whole attitude of the prayer is with thanksgiving to where God has brought himself and the nation. He touches on what the promises of God meant for his own descendants and the nation of Israel invoking God’s future blessing. I wonder if David foresaw the rebellions that God would have to deal with almost as soon as David was dead! And I wonder what Jews reading this passage of scripture think as they live in the midst of present day Middle-Eastern problems.How does ‘from the river to the sea’ and ‘two nation solutions’ sound in their ears? The Bible often talks about ‘persisting to the end’. God’s promise was an end promise – thus it shall be.
Prayer: Help me to accept Your time clock, O Lord.
As I read it! 