A Good Prayer

"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us ..." Psalms 67:1 (NIV)

This psalm may have been a song which was sung to ask God to be merciful to His people and to bless them.  They also asked God if they could be in, and receive, His favor.

These three things would be the ideal things that we should pray for, God's grace, God's blessing, and God's favor.  We should pray for God's grace because we want His divine assistance even though for us it is unmerited.  We should pray for God's blessings because we want His approval, protection, provisions, and we want Him to grant us joy, health, life, happiness, and prosperity.  We should pray for God's favor because we want His attention, loving kindness, and special consideration.  If the truth be told, we want a lot from God.  He grants us the right to ask for what we want. (John 15:7)  What we really ought to do is spend more time thanking Him for what He has already done for us.

God Has A Place For Us In His House And In His Courts

"This is what The Lord Almighty says: 'If you will walk in My ways and keep My requirements, then you will govern My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here." Zechariah 3:7 (NIV)

The prophet Zechariah tole the people that Israel would be restored and that there would be a place for His people to serve Him, if they would walk in His ways and keep His requirements.

The same applies to us today, if we walk the walk and follow His word, God has a place for us to serve Him now here on earth and later on in heaven.

God Has A Place For Each Of Us

"Then Moses said, 'Now show me Your glory.' And The Lord said, 'I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My name, The Lord, in your presence ... But,' He said, 'you cannot see My face, for no one may see Me and live.' Then The Lord said, 'There is a place near Me where you may stand on a rock. When My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove My hand and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.' " Exodus 33:18-23 (NIV)

After leading the people out of Egypt, God met with Moses and told him to lead the people to the promised land. Moses asked God to show him His glory. The Lord said "There is a place near Me where you may stand on a rock ... I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you ..." God said that Moses could see His back but not His face, for no one could see His face and live. God had a place for Moses. He protected him and hid him in a rock.

Some times we ask God for things that are not in our best interest and He protects us from our wants. God has a special place for each one of us. If we stand where He puts us, He will protect us. He can cleft a rock for us, hide us, cover us with His hand and protect us. We just need to make sure that we are where God wants us to be. We need to stand near Him so that we may experience the glory of God.