05/25 1 Chronicles 29:10-15
Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly:
“O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel,[i] may you be praised forever and ever! 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. 12 Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! 15 We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
AMAZING
David carefully, fully praises God.
He parses the idea of praise perfectly.
God is everything.
He created us to love Him.
We rebel and want to love things we create: idols.
Yet our wonderful God and Father loves us too much,
To let us destroy our selves.
He seeks us with a blind passion, forgiving us of our sin.
We are here for only a moment.
Visitors and strangers on the stage of God’s creation.
Praise God for loving us.
