Title: Do not leave us (1 Kings 08:57)
Content Consider a passage from Solomon's prayer for the dedication of the temple.
Since the Lord our God is with us as he was with our ancestors, and do not leave us or forsake us...
1. Please be with me.
God is the God of the nation of Israel. He was always with their ancestors (Moses, Samuel, David, etc... since Abraham), teaching, protecting and guiding them. The people of Israel also tried to live with God as they always did. Many of the ancestors sinned and turned away from God, but considering the history of being with God, may the origin of Solomon be with you soon. It cannot be the most desired and desired prayer topic.
2. Please don't leave.
I am afraid that God is not with the Israelites and I am afraid that they will leave. The fact that he is leaving here means that he will leave because he has reason to leave, and that is none other than when Israel sinned. Moreover, when he commits the sin of worshiping idols instead of God, he leaves.
Because God is with them to hear their prayers and to bless them, but they refused to do so and began to serve other gods (idols), so there is no need to be with them, and there is no desire to be with them.
There will be no choice but to leave.
3. Don't throw it away.
The third prayer is not to throw it away. You can leave and come back, but if you do, you will be very desperate because it is the final declaration. can't turn back Because God's work is perfect, once it's done, it's enough.
Saul regretted when God’s judgment of abandonment was delivered through Samuel, but there was no way to recover. were all destroyed.
So I prayed, do not forsake me.
Conclusion: John is with God, and by following His ordinances, I myself must live a life of worshiping God without leaving Him.