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Second Samuel, chapter 7 verses 27 through 29.

And as I read this, pay attention close,

look for the relationship between God's word,

God's promises, and prayer.

First 27, for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant saying, I will build you house.

Therefore, your service saying I will build you Alice.

Therefore, your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

And now, Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you.

For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be

blessed forever.

Did you hear it?

Like David, in this prayer that he's praying to God

says, you said, God, I will build you a house.

Therefore I have courage to pray this to you.

And so he starts to pray for God's blessing on his house, based on God's promise to him about his house.

See the relationship here between God's promises and prayer.

So when we pray, we lean on God's promises. When we pray, we can have courage based on God's promises

when we pray we can have courage

based on God's promises

basically asking God to be faithful to his promises.

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