When

when When God promised to establish his kingdom forever through David's descendants,

the king responded with a humble prayer of gratitude.

Today on Truth for Life, we'll learn how it's possible to respond to God's blessings

and promises

the way David did. Alistair Begg is teaching from 2 Samuel chapter 7. We're looking at verses 18

through 22. If you go back to the Goliath scene, you will remember the Goliath system, you're coming out to me,

do you think I'm a dog, you're coming at me with stones and sticks and things?

And remember what he says?

I come to you in the name of the living God.

That's where his confidence lies.

And so we're told that David has become greater and greater because the Lord of Hoss was with him.

In short order, he is where he is in this house of Cedar by divine enabling and not on account of his own genius,

or not on account ultimately of his own human endeavor.

Now, let's just pause and acknowledge something. Every single one of us in Christ may say the same thing. We are where we are, not as a result of peculiar gifts and worthiness. That's why we sang the song.

My worth is not in what I own. My worth is not in who I am. My worth is not in me.

This, you see, is what David is pointing out. It's quite remarkable, isn't it? I think he'd

be perfectly happy to come and join in many of our songs. I imagine him singing with us,

Oh, how the grace of God amazes me. Of course it does. You find the very same thing, when you run

into the New Testament. And there you will

remember how the priests and the Levites came to this strange character, John the Baptist. He was

preaching, and many, many people were coming out to him. He dressed strangely, and he had a rather

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