Blessed be the Lord your God Who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.
These are the words of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, King David's son.
She recognized God's love and goodness. She expressed her faith in God as the Lord over Israel Who could establish them forever (unlike any other god or idol worshipped in this World); and that He is their true King, setting Solomon on His own throne over His people, to preside over His chosen ones with Divine justice and righteousness.
O my Father, You are the One Who sets up and puts down all who have authority. You turn their hearts whithersoever You choose, like the rivers of water.
You gave this Queen of Sheba the insight to recognize You as the Lord God Who loved Israel, and Who set this man on Your throne in Your place of authority to rule the people according to Your goodness and righteousness.
You are the King over all kings, the Lord over all lords. You rule with absolute right, in all You do. You are the standard for what is right.
My Lord God, You came to this Earth to be with us as one of us, so that You could fit us to be able to be with You where You are (John 17:24). This is Your determination from before the Creation of this Earth.
You chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to form the Nation to whom You would give Your Law, so that as they obeyed You, You would bless them, and others in other Nations would see Your goodness and want to worship You, too.
The Queen of Sheba had heard about the wisdom You gave to King Solomon and she had to go see for herself if the report was true. She said, "behold the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You surpass the report that I heard." Father, You had this foreign queen hear about Your man, and when she came to check him out, she was astounded!
You are amazing, my Lord God! Everything You do surpasses our imagination. You are working out Your great Plan of the Ages through the choices of our World leaders. You are showing Yourself mighty and capable of everything You want to do. And You are setting the stage for the culmination of this Age of Man.
Dear Father, please continue to lead our leaders, guide them into Your ways for the benefit of Your peoples. And continue to protect Your righteous men and women from the machinations of our enemy and his minions. Please bring Your righteousness back to this Nation before the end.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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