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經文：「求您...照祢所說的而行。願祢的名永遠...被尊為大。」（代17:23-24） 這是一個眞實信的禱告樣本。許多時候我們所求的，並不是神所應許的，因此常會不明白自己的禱告是否合祂旨意。大衛在此的禱告讓我們明白，他深信自己所求的是合神旨意。 有時我們也會有這樣的經歷；因著聖靈引導，祈求聖經中一個神的應許。在這樣的時刻我們只須帶著信心，用手指按著那應許要求上帝說：「求祢照祢所說的而行」。 這是最美麗、有力、穩妥的禱告，用不着焦急、用不着苦求、用不着掙扎：我們只要拿出支票--神的應許--來兌現就是了。這樣會大大增加我們對於禱告的熱心。求一件神的應許，遠勝過求一百件不清楚神旨意的事。--梅爾 F.B.Meyer 聖經中每一個應許，都是神的親筆簽字，好讓我們可以去要：「求祢照祢所說的而行」。造物主絕不會欺騙信靠祂的受造者，天上的父絕不會對祂自己的孩子失信。「求祢記念向祢僕人所應許的，那叫我有盼望的話。」（詩119:49）這是一個強而有力的禱告；他給神的理由是：這是祢自己的話，祢豈能不守信？如果祢不實踐，又何必說呢？祢既叫我在祢的話上有盼望，難道要我失去祢所給的盼望麼？--司布眞 C. H. Spurgeon 「且滿心相信，上帝所應許的必能作成。」（羅4:21） 神永恆的信實使聖經中的應許「又寶貴，又極大。」（彼後1:4），反觀人的應許常是一無價值，許多的毀約總是令人心碎。但是神從創世以來，從來沒有對祂的孩子失信過一次。哦，任何基督徒身在痛苦之夜，站在應許的門前卻不敢開門，這是何等可憐呢？應該放膽進去，猶如一個孩子回到自己的家一般。--葛納爾 Gurnal 神的每一應許都是建立在四個根基上的：祂的公義、祂的聖潔、祂的恩典、祂的信實。神的公義，不讓祂失信；神的聖潔，不讓祂欺騙；神的恩典，不讓祂遺忘；神的眞實，不讓祂改變。--選 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "Do as thou hast said, that thy name may be magnified forever" (1 Chron. 17:23-24). This is a most blessed phase of true prayer. Many a time we ask for things which are not absolutely promised. We are not sure therefore until we have persevered for some time whether our petitions are in the line of God's purpose or no. There are other occasions, and in the life of David this was one, when we are fully persuaded that what we ask is according to God's will. We feel led to take up and plead some promise from the page of Scripture, under the special impression that it contains a message for us. At such times, in confident faith, we say, "Do as Thou hast said." There is hardly any position more utterly beautiful, strong, or safe, than to put the finger upon some promise of the Divine word, and claim it. There need be no anguish, or struggle, or wrestling; we simply present the check and ask for cash, produce the promise, and claim its fulfillment; nor can there be any doubt as to the issue. It would give much interest to prayer, if we were more definite. It is far better to claim a few things specifically than a score vaguely. --F. B. Meyer Every promise of Scripture is a writing of God, which may be pleaded before Him with this reasonable request: "Do as Thou hast said." The Creator will not cheat His creature who depends upon His truth; and far more, the Heavenly Father will not break His word to His own child. "Remember the word unto thy servant, on which thou hast caused me to hope," is most prevalent pleading. It is a double argument: it is Thy Word. Wilt Thou not keep it? Why hast thou spoken of it, if Thou wilt not make it good. Thou hast caused me to hope in it, wilt Thou disappoint the hope which Thou has Thyself begotten in me? --C. H. Spurgeon "Being absolutely certain that whatever promise he is bound by, he is able also to make good" (Rom. 4:21, Weymouth's Translation). It is the everlasting faithfulness of God that makes a Bible promise "exceeding great and precious." Human promises are often worthless. Many a broken promise has left a broken heart. But since the world was made, God has never broken a single promise made to one of His trusting children. Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house. --Gurnal Every promise is built upon four pillars: God's justice and holiness, which will not suffer Him to deceive; His grace or goodness, which will not suffer Him to forget; His truth, which will not suffer Him to change, which makes Him able to accomplish. –Selected ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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