Solomon prays (1 Kings 8:22-53). The Lord answers Solomon’s prayer (1
Kings 9:3-9). We must seek the blessing of God. Without His blessing,
all our efforts are fruitless. When our work is “in the Lord”, it is
“not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Together with work, there needs to
be prayer. We are to look to God for the blessing. As we pray to God
and work for Him, we must remember this: God is faithful - He fulfils
His promises to His people (1 Kings 8:56). When God blesses us, we must
remember to give thanks to Him. As well as praying to Him, working for
Him and thanking Him, we must make sure that we keep on living for Him
(1 Kings 8:61). At the centre of our life of obedience, there is to be
worshipping Him in His House (1 Kings 9:3).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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