THANK GOD FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE IS DOING AND WILL DO

PROCLAMATION

“And as if this were not enough in Your sight, my God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant.  You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.”  1 Chronicles 17:17 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

This seventeenth chapter of First Chronicles is almost a verbatim repeat of the seventh chapter of The Book of Second Samuel. (2 Samuel 7:1-29)  King David was venting to the prophet Nathan that he was living in a cedar lined palace while the ark of the covenant was in a tent. (1 Chronicles 17:1)  Initially Nathan told him to do whatever he had in mind because God was with him. (1 Chronicles 17:2)  Later that night The Lord God spoke to Nathan and told him to tell David that he would not build Him a house, but his son would, and that He would establish his kingdom forever. (1 Chronicles 17:3-14)  When Nathan told David what thus saith The Lord, David prayed. (1 Chronicles 17:16-27)  During this prayer he basically thanked God for what He had done for him and his people, and for what He was going to do.

APPLICATION

We are all special in the eyes of The Lord.  We were all uniquely and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14) and each of us is precious in His sight. (Psalms 116:15)  We may not have been blessed with all that David received but we have all been abundantly blessed.  He has brought us from a mighty long way and kept us through a host of storms, trials, and tribulations.  He is blessing us right now, and no man can imagine what things He has in store for us in the future. (1 Corinthians 2:9)