The King’s Response to Great Promises - July 11, 2024 DD

When was the last time you looked into the promises of God and entered His Presence to sit down and pray? Today's readings from 1 Chronicles 17 teach us that our response to God's promises greatly reveals our character. As Christians, we should always keep a humble and submissive heart as we wait and receive God's promises, for He who promised is faithful.

1 Chronicles 17:7-12 NLT
7 “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! 9 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past, 10 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies.
“‘Furthermore, I declare that the Lord will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever.