(3) And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
Had the prophet first made it a subject of prayer, his directions would have been better. The Lord being with his people, as indeed he always is, doth not supersede the necessity of asking continually his wisdom to guide us. Paul's advice, under the command of God the Holy Ghost, is expressed to this point; in all things by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, our requests are to be made known unto God. Observe, Reader! the advantages we derive on this point, as well as all others, in the blessed dispensation of our Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7.