Greatness Comes From God

 Scripture:

“Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.”  ‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

In this passage Solomon is seen as increasing in his new role as king.  He is preparing for the construction of the Temple and before he starts, the offers 1,000 sacrifices to the Lord.  It is then that God asks him for whatever he wanted and Solomon chose wisdom to lead God’s people.  Just before all that, it tells us that Solomon established himself, but that God was with him and it was God that are Solomon exceedingly great.

Application:

We can, and should, move fro good to great.  We should do everything we do for the Lord with greatness because He is great, but when we really get down to it, it is the Lord that makes anything great.  Just like God made Solomon great, it is God who makes great people out of whoever will let Him work on them.  Our job is to offer Him our lives, His job is to make greatness.  We should pursue excellence and great things, but really it is not possible without the Lord.  We desperately need Him.  He is the definition of GREAT!

Prayer:

Father, You are amazingly great and I love You more each day.  You have blessed my life over and over again.  Help me to follow You well and to continually offer You my life.  You are great and greatly to be praised.  Let Your greatness be seen in my life.  I offer myself to You today and every day.  Let my life reflect Your glory.

Your Son,

Jeff