11/16/2010 9:05:29 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Solomon the builder
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Chron. 22:5-16
Message of the verses: “5
David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the
house that is to be built for the LORD shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous
and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore now I will make preparation for
it." So David made ample preparations before his death.
“ 6 ¶ Then he called for his son
Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon, "My son, I had
intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. 8 "But the word of the LORD came to me,
saying, ’You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not
build a house to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth
before Me. 9 ’Behold, a son will be born
to you, who shall be a man
of rest; and I will
give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be
Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 ’He shall build a house for My name, and he
shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of
his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11
"Now, my son, the LORD be with you that you may be successful, and
build the house of the LORD your God just as He has spoken concerning you.
12 "Only the LORD give you
discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may
keep the law of the LORD your God. 13
"Then you will
prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances
which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do
not fear nor be dismayed. 14 "Now
behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD 100,000
talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond
weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared,
and you may add to them. 15
"Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters and masons
of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.
16 ‘Of the gold, the silver and the
bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with
you.’”
There
are three encouragements that David gave to his son Solomon: 1.He encouraged Solomon by telling him that
this was in the will of the Lord, and because it was in the will of the Lord
for Solomon to accomplish this the Lord would give him the wisdom and strength
to accomplish this project for the glory of the Lord. Moses had actually written about this project
in Deu. 12:8-:14, “8 "You shall not
do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his
own eyes; 9 for you have not as yet come
to the resting place and the inheritance which the LORD your God is giving you.
10 "When you cross the Jordan and
live in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives
you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security, 11 then it shall come about that the place in
which the LORD your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall
bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes
and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice votive offerings which
you will vow to the LORD. 12 "And
you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your sons and daughters,
your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since
he has no portion or inheritance with you. 13
"Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every
cultic place you see, 14 but in the
place which the LORD chooses in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your
burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.”
Encouragement
number two: In verses eleven through
thirteen David encouraged Solomon by reminding him of the faithfulness of the
Lord. David reminded Solomon not only
that God was faithful to him, but also that Solomon was to stay faithful to the
Law of the Lord and to remember the Law of the Lord.
Encouragement
number three: David had amassed all of
the supplies to build this temple for the Lord.
It was because David was a fighting man to rid Israel of all of her
enemies that enabled him to get all of the gold, silver, jewels and also the
iron, and the wood, and whatever was necessary for this project. David was a man of war, while his son Solomon
would be a man of peace as this section of Scripture points out.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: David was passing on much wisdom to his young
son, wisdom about how the Lord had been so faithful to him in his life, and
this enabled him to encourage Solomon to lean of the faithfulness of the Lord,
and he also encouraged him to keep close to the Word of God. This was similar to what Moses did for
Joshua, but the sad truth is that Joshua heeded Moses’ advised more that
Solomon did David’s advice.
God
has been faithful to me in my life, He has given me a great desire to stay in
His Word, to continue in my devotions and has allowed me to use the things that
He has taught me to tell others, and this is a great privilege for me. I want to pass on the things that the Lord
has taught me to others, especially the necessity of staying in the Word of God
each and every day.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Give myself to the Lord for worship and service
today.
2.
Be strong by putting on the armor of God.
3.
Trust the Lord to guide my path.
4.
Continue to learn contentment.
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