This is the day that the LORD has made. Rejoice! Be glad in it!
Oh what a glorious way to wake up this morning!
Each day, before I seek the face of man and put my foot on the floor, I pray, give my day to God, and read a bible verse. This morning’s verse just blest my soul!
Before David’s reign ended as king and his son Solomon was named the new king, David offered up a beautiful prayer to our Lord. I hope that you will read David’s prayer and say it to your Heavenly Father for yourself. Smile. Say it to Him. Start your day with giving it all to Him.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11
Oh, I can’t just do one little snippet of it, here’s the whole prayer:
“O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel,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.
16 “O Lord our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you! 17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
18 “O Lord, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes. 19 Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”
Oh, how there is so much in this prayer. Let’s just focus right now on verse 11:
- God is GREAT!
- God is POWERFUL!
- He is GLORIOUS!
- All victory is His!
- The Lord is MAJESTIC!
- Everything belongs to God. We are His.
I want to encourage you to have a glorious day basking in His love and truth.
Smile. It’s a new day.
I pray many blessings and much joy for you! Have a wonderful day. – Stephanie