Saturday, August 29, 2009

King David Prays

I Chron 29:10-15

...David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. (11) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the Kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. (12) "Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. (13) An now we thank, our God, and praise your glorious name. (14) But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. (15) "For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding."
 
Since I say I believe the Bible is the word of God I have to believe what it says. Here it says everything is God's. Riches and honor come from Him so I have to assume He also "rule(s) over all," just like He says. I don't think "all" in this case means a lot, or most, or much: I think it actually means all.
 
I'm glad He's in charge of everything. The times I've taken charge things got a little messed up. As my wife would say, who is practicing her Brit for an upcoming trip, "you (that's me) get your knickers in a twist."
 
I suppose I do, even though I don't have the slightest notion of what that means. Maybe it's something like "all bent out of shape."

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