“When Solomon had finished all these prayers and
supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord,
where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. He
stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying,
Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as
He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He gave
through His servant Moses.” (1 Kings 8:54-56).
Prayer leads to blessing. When we receive the Lord’s blessing, we are
to pass it on to others. We do not pray to the Lord so that we can say,
“The Lord has blessed me” – and leave it at that. We must move on from
there. We are to share His blessing. We are to bring His blessing to
others. His blessing inspires our praise. We think of all that He has
done for us, and we say, “Praise be to the Lord.” He is our God. He has
not failed us – and He will not fail us. He will fulfil His promises of
blessing. May His blessing give us the strength that we need to keep on
saying, with all our heart, “Praise be to the Lord.”
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