I have been praying for courage, for hope, for something. This morning I read a passage in 1 Chronicles. It is 1 Chronicles 28:20 "...Be strong and be of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work..." When I read the scripture and it said "do it: fear not". I felt as if God literally said quite worrying about it and do something.
My favorite part of the story though is the prayer that David offers at the very end of his speech to his people before turning the throne over to his son. He says (1 Chronicles 29:18-19), "O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee. And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things..."
What a glorious blessing - to be blessed with a perfect heart that would always choose right, would seek to serve others without selfish thought, to have always before your mind in your thoughts and heart to do the will of God and never stray or get bogged down in the pursuit of worldly things. And to have your father pray in your presence for you to have that, what a sweet blessing...
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