Good Morning Friends,
David prayed, "Who am I, O Sovereign LORD,
and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? As if this were not
enough in your sight, O Sovereign LORD, you have also spoken about the future
of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O
Sovereign LORD? What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O
Sovereign LORD. For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have
done this great thing and made it known to your servant.” (2 Samuel 7:18-21)
“O Sovereign LORD” is a combination of two
Hebrew words: “Adonai Yahweh.” “Yahweh” is the Hebrew name of God. The Jews
refused to say that name in Jesus’ day because they didn’t want to be guilty of
taking it in vain. When they translated the Old Testament they wouldn’t even
write Yahweh, they would substitute another word for it.
“Adonai,” comes from a root word that means “to
rule.” It came to stand for the one who controlled -- whether talking about a
man in control of something or God in control of all things. David was
acknowledging that the Lord was in control of his life -- and in control of all
things.
David did not believe he had risen to king of
Israel because he deserved it or earned it. He knew it was the gift of God. The
blessings he knew -- his palace, his wealth, his sons, his victories, the peace
he enjoyed … did not come because he was great or righteous. Those, too, were
gifts from the Lord.
David acknowledged to the Lord that he
understood and expressed his gratitude for all God had done for him.
Life can be hard at times for all of us. But all
of us know we have received blessings from God. Only someone blind to reality
could say that God had given them nothing of value. We are recipients of God’s
rich blessings -- a relationship with Him, forgiveness, the promise of heaven,
the Holy Spirit, a church family, a physical family, material provision, and on
and on.
Have you acknowledged to God that you
understand what you have is a gift from Him? Have you expressed your gratitude to
God for what He has done for you?
His, by Grace, Steve
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