| This is a magnificent prayer. It would do you good to read the whole of it, starting with verse 5 and going on to the end of the chapter. Notice several things in this prayer. First, there is the I faithfulness of God. The last part of verse 8 says, 'Thou hast fulfilled the promise for thou art righteous'. At the same time all through the prayer there is the story of God's dealings I with his people. They had been unfaithful to him so many times, but time and time again he had delivered them out of I their enemies' hands. He had punished them for their sins, but had always done it in love. It is a clear summary of the story of the Children of Israel. There are some beautiful verses in it. Notice the last parts of verse 27 and verse 28, and also verses 30-31. Aren't they a wonderful description of the love and compassion of God? Now in the light of all God's goodnesses, the people promise him that they will do what he wants them to do. Read verse 38 again. Would you be willing to publicly sign a letter to God saying you will always try to do what he wants? I Do we realise how very serious it is to make God a promise? In Psalm 116:14 the Psalmist said he would pay his vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. He meant what he had promised and he was determined to fulfil it. What promises have you made to God? Have you forgotten them? God hasn't. God is always faithful to his promises and he wants us to be just as faithful to ours. A THOUGHT:
Never promise God what you are not willing to fulfil. | 
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