190. Bless the Kingdom forever
2 Samuel 7:29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
David reaffirms his faith in the promise of the Lord, while he gives thanks and praise to God for His blessed promises. He believes that the Lord promised a forever house and that He will bless it. We also receive this promise with prayer and thanksgiving, for this promise to David blesses us who believe in the Son of David.
“Bless the house” can have several different meanings and it becomes a good prayer.
We often pray for the blessing of God upon our household, family, relatives, and friends. We might even pray for God to bless the physical building in which we live as a part of “daily bread.” We do pray for the “house of God,” for the church we attend and for the growth and influence of the invisible Church on earth. We pray for God to bless the kingdom within that it may grow stronger in influence on our souls and on those around us. “Thy kingdom come.” We also pray for blessing on the temporary tent, the physical body that houses the Holy Spirit, that we might be healthy and healed. “Give us this day our daily bread.”
The house of David is ultimately Jesus Christ, the king in David’s line, the Descendant of David’s promise, the king of the eternal kingdom of God, the king of righteousness, the king of Glory, the King of kings and Lord of lords. We pray for blessing on Him that His will shall be done and His purposes accomplished while He works out salvation in our lives. And we pray for blessing from Him while we live in His house, for daily bread, for forgiveness, for protection, safety, comfort and security. All the blessings that are promised from our Lord are legitimate prayer requests. In our life with God we bless God and He blesses us. While we live in our “houses” we become a blessing to other residents and humbly receive blessings from them. We receive forgiveness and we give forgiveness, and in this way God blesses the house. And this blessed life goes on forever. “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”