Now Bless Him

 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name…Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king. (I Chronicles 29)

Sometimes our prayers are ones that others hear, as we are asked to pray aloud, or a group of people needs prayer over an upcoming event or situation.  Such is the case here, when David prayed.

This prayer is full of nothing but praise to God for his greatness, his power, his victory, his majesty, his might, his name, etc.  And then David gives thanks.

I believe this is one of the greatest prayers we can pray, and it’s the most effective.  When we remind ourselves, and those who are hearing us pray, of the goodness of our Father, somehow everything else lays to rest in our minds because we feel at peace in knowing what a faithful God we serve.

At the end of the prayer, David speaks to those who heard him pray aloud and instructs them to “Now bless the Lord your God.”

A strong prayer of faith, spoken aloud where ears can here, prompts others to follow suit.

And this pleases the Lord.

Today…don’t shrink away or shake your head “no,” when asked to pray.  Consider it a chance and an opportunity to praise God and cause others to do the same.