"that the king said to Nathan the prophet, 'See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains'...Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?" vv.2, 18
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We see David's humbleness set off by God's grace which truly humbles. When David finally has physical rest all around him from his enemies his mind still doesn't seem at rest so he asks what's wrong with the picture he's living in, he's living in a magnificent house but God in a tent of curtains. A lot of times we can have physical rest in life's craziness but little often do we actually have mental and emotional rest with our minds always on overdrive. How do you allow your mind to rest? When recently and why do/did you struggle with rest of your mind and heart?
"Who am I" is a great question that we should ask ourselves. Nothing that we deserve but God's grace is the only answer to why we are chosen by Him. And only by His grace can we truly understand humility and unworthiness, undeserved favor. How do you think God would answer that question of "Who are you"?
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