“You had me at hello.” Every woman has seen that scene or heard that line from the movie “Jerry Maguire”, and will never forget it. Jerry, played by Tom Cruise, had walked away from the one person who loved and supported him unconditionally, Dorothy Boyd, played by Renee Zellweger. When he realized his success was meaningless without her he came back and, in front of her friends, professed his love and need for her, ending with his great line “You complete me.” He didn’t know what to say when she interrupted and told him to stop, until she uttered that one line indicting her heart was his and the rest of his profession was just icing on the cake.

When God made His magnificent promise to David in 2 Samuel 7 (also recorded in 1 Chronicles 17) the impact on David was similarly overwhelming. When Nathan finished delivering the word of God, David immediately went to the Tabernacle and sat before God and responded with different words but the same sentiment – “You had me at hello.” David’s heart was captured by God just with the reminder of being lifted from the pasture to the palace. Listen to the words of David and see if you can see it too; “Who am I, oh Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?” (2 Samuel 7:18)

David was saying to God, ‘What You’ve already done is more than enough, no more is necessary.” But, knowing the promise of an eternal kingdom was even more significant than His previous blessings, David went on to praise God for the promised future blessing. “And yet this was insignificant in your eyes, O Lord God, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future…For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let your servant know.” (2 Samuel 7:19 & 21).

Overwhelmed by everything God had said, David admitted that only Yahweh is God, submitted himself to the will of God, and committed himself to trust God to keep His word. He ended his prayer of amazed and thankful response with these words, “Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord God, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” (2 Samuel 7:29).

The blessings of that promise are available to you in King Jesus. Will you admit He alone is King, submit to His will, and commit yourself to trust Him in response? Can you say like David: “You had my heart at God says”? I hope so, because only in Him are you complete.