05/13 - Yours Is The Kingdom
Sermon Series: PRAYER May 13, 2012
Yours,O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. (Emphasis mine)
1 Chronicles 29:11-13 (ESV)
In this Scripture David is praying in front of the assembly of people and he breaks out in praise!
David worships God and credits all glory to Him as the God of Israel. Our Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 ends with a hymn of praise (KJV) much like this begins: “For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever.”
I love the focus on who God is in David’s prayer. You will find this same approach in prayer with Moses (Psalm 90), Daniel (Dan. 2:20-23), and Nehemiah (Neh. 1:5-11). These powerful leaders turn their attention off themselves and their circumstances, and turn to the One who all honor and glory belongs; the One who holds all the power, strength and authority in His hand.
Powerful prayer moves us in faith, hope and trust in God against the schemes of the enemy. How powerful are your prayers? Are they centered on the One who is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine (Eph. 3:20)? Do we confess and profess the power of the One whom: in His “hand is power and might,” and in whose “hand it is to make great and to give strength to all?” (1 Chron. 29:12)
Prayer: God our Father, Yours is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory for the challenges You are using to grow us closer to You. We exalt You above our circumstances. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.
Devotion written by Colleen Magel
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