I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end.
I Am Found In You
by
Steven Curtis Chapman
So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do. Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices." 2 Chronicles 7:11-12 NLT
If you are much of a Bible scholar, you will know to which verse this series is leading. We are going to look for the few days leading into the new year at a passage of scripture that will end with a well known verse. My hope and desire is that we will further appreciate what the Lord was saying when we get to that verse. My experience in reading scripture has been that the more of it I read around a verse that speaks to me, the better I understand the verse.
Solomon was the wisest man of all times. As you may recall, God had allowed David's son, Solomon, to make any request of Him. Solomon chose to receive wisdom. Impressed with Solomon's request, He gave Him wisdom and so much more. Solomon decided it was time to build the Lord a temple. He went to great expense and planning to construct just the right place to honor God, and in which to store the ark of the covenant.
In dedicating the temple, Solomon recognized that really no place was adequate for God, for no building could contain Him, but that this was a sincere attempt to please God. God was indeed pleased with all that Solomon had done. God says, as today's verse indicates, that this temple is an acceptable place in which to bring sacrifices to the Lord. Solomon must have been humbled.
Let me ask you? Isn't it a great feeling to know that you have done something to please the Lord? Have you ever felt that God was satisfied with you? I don't think God was so much satisfied with the size of the temple. When you have created a universe, is there any building that will impress you? No, I think God was pleased with the attitude in which Solomon built the temple. He did it soley out of love and devotion to His Heavenly Father; in gratitude for all He had done for him.
Do you want God to be pleased with you in the next century? Be like Solomon today. Have an attitude of recognition of who God is, and do something for Him just because you love Him, expecting nothing in return.
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