Obedience (1 Kings 9:4-5)

1/15/2011 8:39:45 PM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                                                                  Focus:  Obedience

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  1Ki. 9:4-5; 2Chron. 7:17-18

 

Message of the verses:  “4  "As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 5  then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ’You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.”

            17  "As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 18  then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ’You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.’”

            This continues the conversation that God had with Solomon and this portion of it is all about a promise, a promise that God had given to David because David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Lord, but because David had shed much blood the Lord told David that his son would build the temple.  After David had asked the Lord to build a temple for His glory the Lord promised David that He would build a dynasty through David, and this conversation that the Lord is having with Solomon directly goes along with the promise that the Lord gave to David.  The Lord Jesus Christ, a descendent of David is now sitting on the throne ruling from heaven so that promise was fulfilled through Jesus Christ.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  God will always keep His promises even when I think that He is not, for God cannot lie, and I must confess that there are times when I do not see the Lord working, but I know that He is working everything out for my good and for His glory, and for this I am thankful.

 

My Steps of Faith for today:

 

1.      Trust the Lord to find the vehicle that He desires me to have.

2.      Give myself to the Lord for worship and service.

3.      Remember that I am in a battle and in need of putting on the Spiritual Armor.

4.      Trust the Lord to guide my path.

 

1/15/2011 9:02:44 PM