Day: March 25, 2024

Thank God for What He Has Done

The ark of the covenant features
prominently in Chronicles being
mentioned more than 40 times.
And the events surrounding the
journey of the ark to Jerusalem
consumes 1Chr 13-15 & 3 months
elapse before the journey can be
completed. But when the ark is at
last installed in Jerusalem, David
leads the pple in national celebratn.

Lord, thanks for what You’ve done:
So they brought the ark of God
and set it in the midst of the
tabernacle that David had erected
for it. Then they offered burnt
offerings & peace offerings before
God. And David blessed the people
in the name of the Lord(1Chr 16:1-2)
On that day David first delivered
this psalm to thank the Lord:
Oh give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name; make known
His deeds among the peoples!
Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him!
Talk of all His wondrous works!…
Remember His marvellous works
which He has done (v8-12).
Remember His covenant forever…
the covenant which He made with
Abraham, and His oath to Isaac,
and confirmed to Jacob for a
statute, to Israel for an everlasting
covenant, saying: To you I will
give the land of Canaan (v15-18).

O Lord my God!
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the world
Thy hands have made,
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout
the universe displayed,
Then sings my soul
My Saviour God to Thee:
How great Thou art! (x2)
Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God to Thee;
How great Thou art! (x2) Amen.

Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him,
for He is thy health & salvation!
All Ye who hear,
now to His temple draw near;
Join me in glad adoration!
Praise to the Lord, who o’er all
things so wondrously reigneth;
Shields thee under His wings,
yea so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how
thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth.Amen

To God be the glory
great things He Hath Done!
So loved He the world
that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life
an atonement for sin,
And open the life-gate
that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father
through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory
Great things He Hath Done! Amen

God Gives Wisdom & Understanding

In the final hours before his death,
David charges Solomon to walk
before the Lord in integrity and
truth – a request which Solomon
fulfills in the early days of his reign
by ruling with justice, humility
and honesty before God and man.
Presented with a “blank cheque”
by God, Solomon asks for wisdom
to rule skilfully rather than wealth.
In return, God Gives him both!

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to
Solomon: Ask! What shall I Give u?
And Solomon said: O Lord my God,
You have made Your servant king…
Therefore give to Your servant
an understanding heart to judge
Your people, that I may discern
between good and evil. For who
is able to judge this great people
of Yours? The speech pleased
the Lord that Solomon had asked
this thing. Then God said to him:
Because you have asked this thing
understanding to discern justice…
I have given you a wise and
understanding heart, so that there
has not been anyone like you…
And I have also given you what
you have not asked: both riches
and honour, so that there shall
not be anyone like you among
kings all your days (1Kgs 3:5-13).

Lord, we are grateful that whenever
we are lost or unsure of what to do,
we can always seek You for wisdom.
Thank You Lord for divine wisdom,
which we can readily find in Your
Word as well as asking You for it.
Your word assures if I lack wisdom,
I can ask God who gives generously.
Thank You that the wisdom from
heaven is full of good fruit. Amen.

Lord, help us not only to hear
and meditate on Your Words
but also put them into practice
so that we can be like a wise man
who built his house on the rock.
And help us take care how we live,
not as the unwise but as wise;
making most of every opportunity
to be a source of blessing and to
lead others to Your kingdom. Amen

Lord, help us seek Your wisdom;
open our ears to it and help us to
recognise wisdom when we hear it.
Give us Lord the wisdom to know
what to do, how to do and the
courage to follow through on it.
And we know even as we put
You God and Your agenda first
that You will satisfy all our needs.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.