Reading
SAA Notes
David, Solomon and Elijah – the fire from heaven consumed their sacrifices! The Glory filled the temple, just as He did at the dedication of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. John tells us that Jesus is the Glory! John 1:14 We should always be a little afraid of the Lord and treat Him and His with reverential respect.
SJA Notes
* God Above, we will praise You, LORD, with all our heart.
“Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.”
What an answer Solomon and the people of Israel received from the Lord.
God replied in kind, as Solomon had prayed.
If the people came to Him in humility, seeking His face, repenting of their sin, He would hear from heaven and forgive their sin.
Then deeper still, the Lord states clearly that He would be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
For Israel at that time, “this place” was a temple building made with bricks and mortar, stone and curtain.
But for us!
For us “this place” is not a physical building – No!
We have Messiah, Jesus Christ, God in the Person of the Son, as our intercessor – And we are living stones, being made into a house for the Lord!
His Spirit is attentive to our cries – Because in Christ we are “this place”!
In Romans 8 we read,
“For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”
What a wonderful helper we have in our prayers, in meeting with God – And a firm hope, that He is attentive to what we pray when we pray in faith through His Spirit.
* Father God,
Thank You for Jesus – Through whom we are being built up, a place where You dwell, Your Spirit within us.
Please fix our eyes on You this day Lord.
Please hear our cry, we cast our cares and anxieties on You today Lord.
Please forgive us, forgive us for our sin.
Amen.