How much, Lord, do we want to be blessed by You? Is this something that
we can take or leave? Do we say, “It would be nice to have more of the
Lord’s blessing – but we’re doing OK, as things are? Are we doing OK? or
Are we too easily satisfied? Create in us, Lord, a greater hunger and
thirst for Your righteousness. Give us a greater desire that You will be
glorified in us and through us. Help us not to settle for less than You
want to give to us.
“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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