..."Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our
father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the
glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens
and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head
over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in
Your hand is power and might; and it lies in
Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we
thank You, and praise Your glorious name. "But who am I and who are my
people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things
come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. For we are sojourners
before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are
like a shadow, and there is no hope. O LORD our God, all this abundance that we
have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand,
and all is Yours. Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in
uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these
things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make
their offerings willingly to You. O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel,
our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your
people, and direct their heart to You;..." (1 Chronicles 29:10-18 NASB)
This was David's prayer of thanksgiving before the people after receiving their offerings for the building of the Temple.
As I've begun to see God pour out His Spirit on people around me & watching their faith grow and their willingness to sacrifice what is precious gold - their pride, dignity, time, convenience - to the building of this new "temple" (or movement) for the Lord, this my prayer.
This was David's prayer of thanksgiving before the people after receiving their offerings for the building of the Temple.
As I've begun to see God pour out His Spirit on people around me & watching their faith grow and their willingness to sacrifice what is precious gold - their pride, dignity, time, convenience - to the building of this new "temple" (or movement) for the Lord, this my prayer.
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