Solomon’s prayer in 1 Kings, chapter 8.
His prayer was one to be admired and emulated. A prayer that reminded God of His promises for His people.
But today’s focus is on two simple words found in verses 22 and 54. And they are the words: stood and kneeling.
When Solomon began his prayer he was clearly standing. “Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel.” And in verse 54, after the prayer is over, we read, “When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord where he had been kneeling...”
Wait.
At the beginning he was standing, and at the end he was kneeling.
And this simple shift tells us that something in his prayer changed him. Something in his prayer altered his position of surrender. Because some things we pray for simply beckon us to fall upon our knees in a posture of submission. Acknowledgment that we are not the one in charge.
And so today I make the decision to change the way I pray. A determination to activate complete abandonment to a God who longs to hear from His children!
When Solomon began his prayer he was clearly standing. “Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel.” And in verse 54, after the prayer is over, we read, “When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord where he had been kneeling...”
Wait.
At the beginning he was standing, and at the end he was kneeling.
And this simple shift tells us that something in his prayer changed him. Something in his prayer altered his position of surrender. Because some things we pray for simply beckon us to fall upon our knees in a posture of submission. Acknowledgment that we are not the one in charge.
And so today I make the decision to change the way I pray. A determination to activate complete abandonment to a God who longs to hear from His children!
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