2 Chronicles 6:40-42 "Now, my God, let,
I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the
prayer that is made in this place. (41) Now therefore arise, O LORD
God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy
priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in
goodness. (42) O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine
anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant."
In His prayer, Solomon has mentioned the possible situations that could occur wherein the people would need forgiveness and restoration. Aren't you thankful that our God is a restoring God? In the prayer, Solomon had confessed the fact that there is no one without sin and all need forgiveness. God indeed is filled with forgiveness when His people repent and return to Him. Solomon was basing his request for forgiveness upon the placement of the ark of the covenant in the Holies of Holies and the blood of animals being sacrficed. We are an abundantly blessed people in that we have been shown the basis of forgiveness is not in the blood of an animal; rather, our forgiveness is through the shed blood of the Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
Solomon is now finishing his prayer. His request is for the eyes of the Lord to be overseeing and the ears of the Lord to be open to hear the prayers that would be offered in that place. He concludes by asking the Lord to take residence in this great house that has been built for the purpose of worship. When I say, "take residence," Solomon has already acknowledged that the universe is not large enough to contain the presence of the Lord. But Solomon is asking that when the people come to that place they would be able to feel the manifest presence of the Lord. Is that not what we desire when we enter into the local house of worship that is dedicated to the glory of the Lord? We pray for the Lord to make Himself known to us each time as we gather together. It is such a blessed experience when we feel so close to the Lord that we can feel the touch of His hand upon us and hear, as it were, the very voice of God speaking to our hearts.
"Let thy priests be clothed with salvation." In our day, that prayer would be something to this effect, "Let the minister be hidden in the glory of the Lord and the salvation through Christ Jesus be that which is first and foremost declared." The old ministers would pray, "Hide me behind the cross of Jesus." When the Lord would make Himself manifest in the worship, they would say, "We were blessed to walk about heaven today."
May our prayer be such that we would desire the very same thing when we come together to worship. Let us seek forgiveness, restoration, and fellowship in our daily walk. Let us seek to honor our Lord to the highest degree as we come together to worship. Let us declare His praises through singing, praying, and preaching. Solomon concluded his prayer by saying, "remember the mercies of David thy servant." We conclude our prayers by beseeching the mercies of God through the blessed name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. May our prayers be fervent and effectual.
In His prayer, Solomon has mentioned the possible situations that could occur wherein the people would need forgiveness and restoration. Aren't you thankful that our God is a restoring God? In the prayer, Solomon had confessed the fact that there is no one without sin and all need forgiveness. God indeed is filled with forgiveness when His people repent and return to Him. Solomon was basing his request for forgiveness upon the placement of the ark of the covenant in the Holies of Holies and the blood of animals being sacrficed. We are an abundantly blessed people in that we have been shown the basis of forgiveness is not in the blood of an animal; rather, our forgiveness is through the shed blood of the Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
Solomon is now finishing his prayer. His request is for the eyes of the Lord to be overseeing and the ears of the Lord to be open to hear the prayers that would be offered in that place. He concludes by asking the Lord to take residence in this great house that has been built for the purpose of worship. When I say, "take residence," Solomon has already acknowledged that the universe is not large enough to contain the presence of the Lord. But Solomon is asking that when the people come to that place they would be able to feel the manifest presence of the Lord. Is that not what we desire when we enter into the local house of worship that is dedicated to the glory of the Lord? We pray for the Lord to make Himself known to us each time as we gather together. It is such a blessed experience when we feel so close to the Lord that we can feel the touch of His hand upon us and hear, as it were, the very voice of God speaking to our hearts.
"Let thy priests be clothed with salvation." In our day, that prayer would be something to this effect, "Let the minister be hidden in the glory of the Lord and the salvation through Christ Jesus be that which is first and foremost declared." The old ministers would pray, "Hide me behind the cross of Jesus." When the Lord would make Himself manifest in the worship, they would say, "We were blessed to walk about heaven today."
May our prayer be such that we would desire the very same thing when we come together to worship. Let us seek forgiveness, restoration, and fellowship in our daily walk. Let us seek to honor our Lord to the highest degree as we come together to worship. Let us declare His praises through singing, praying, and preaching. Solomon concluded his prayer by saying, "remember the mercies of David thy servant." We conclude our prayers by beseeching the mercies of God through the blessed name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. May our prayers be fervent and effectual.