God's abundance

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me, and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)

    In the Book of 2 Samuel, chapter 7, God speaks through the prophet Nathan to David after David had said that he wanted to build a temple for God to dwell in Jerusalem. God told David that He did not need a temple nor had He ever asked for a house to live in but that He would allow David’s son to build one for him after David had “rested with his fathers.” Then God proceeds to tell David that: “your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” (2 Sam. 7:16) We now know that God fulfilled that promise with the coming of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and that His Kingdom reigns in the hearts of every believer that has accepted His Son as Lord and Savior in their lives.

     David’s response to all that God tells him through the words of the prophet Nathan are a great example of how we should respond when we consider all that God has done for us in adopting us as His sons and daughters and giving us full rights as heirs to the Kingdom of God. He proclaims: “For You have made your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God. So let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before you. ‘And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised goodness to Your servant.” (2 Samuel 7:24,26,28) Let that be the prayer of your heart today as you reflect on how God has rescued you from the “horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set your feet upon solid ground.” (Psalm 40:2)

   For a more detailed description of this magnificent conversation between God and David read all of chapter 7, 2 Samuel.

As you pray today pray for:

1.  A heart of thankfulness for all that God had done for you in saving you and adopting you into His family.

2. A willingness to seek God’s face today that He may direct your paths in the coming week as you seek to be obedient to His Word.

3.  A willingness and a burning desire to spend time everyday this week in prayer for your pastor and all those in Spiritual authority in your life.