3/13/14 1 Kings 8:56-58 The Lord Gives Rest to His People

  1 Kings 8:56-58 (NAS)

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 promised through Moses His servant. May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.

 

                    1 Kings 8:56-58 (NIVUS)

Praise be to the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers; may he never leave us nor forsake us. May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep the commands, decrees and regulations he gave our fathers.

It is agood and honorable thing to bless the Lord and to kneel before Him in reverence. In your adoration you should praise and give Him abundant thanks, for He has bestowed and granted you quietness, putting you in a place of rest.  He has made you settle down and His peace keeps you.  You are now His Son, a prince in His Kingdom. He has contended for you with the enemy and He has prevailed.

                                                                                        
Adonai has spoken good and beneficial promises to and over you.  He has commanded His plan for you to come to pass. Nothing that He has declared will fall apart or fail. You do not have to settle for something inferior. You can count on the abundant fulfillment of each and every promise; for He also has put to flight those curses that others have thrown in your direction. 

As Almighty God was with your father before you, so He is with you and will be with your sons after you.  He will never leave you.  He will not abandon you nor neglect you.  He will not forsake you nor desert you. He has set you free and He will not loosen His grip on you. He loves you and will not reject you. You are His now and forever!

 
He has bent your heart to His will, influencing you to walk in His ways. Now you are inclined to give heed to and observe all that He has commanded.  His ordinances and charges are treasures that you keep and guard.  His statutes and judgments set boundaries for your life that you do not cross. You know that all of God's decrees are what save and preserve your life.  Therefore, continue to celebrate His Word and you will continue to celebrate your life!

 

 

 

 

(Originally written 12/05/06)