Yesterday and for the next couple of days I am reading about David's preparation for the building of the temple. King David had a special dream, a desire to build a House for the Lord. Yet the Lord told David that he would not be the one to carry that vision to fruition. Instead, his son Solomon would build the temple. David could have been frustrated, disappointed, depressed. He could have walked away from his dream, since it was no longer his to carry out. But instead, he pours the last years of his life into it! He paves the way for Solomon, preparing his son, equipping him to fulfill this holy calling.
The legacy of the great King David would be a dwelling place for the presence of his Almighty God. It occurs to me that I have the same legacy. I have three children who will continue to develop into the dwelling place of the Almighty God. How I long for them to relish the mystery of God's temple now being His body of believers here on earth! What a miracle it is that we ourselves are God's dwelling place! As parents, Chip and I provide for our children, care for them, love them, and discipline them. But our holy calling is to prepare them to be used by God, filled by His Holy Spirit. In the same way that Solomon must have observed his father pouring all his energies into temple preparations, I hope that my children are observing that faithfulness in me. Are they seeing me in the Word? Do I allow them to observe me in repentance? Am I investing my time and energies in ways that will inspire them to live spiritually meaningful lives? Do my children see in my life I demonstration that there is great joy in the presence of God? If so, then I am preparing them to be the dwelling place of God. Lord, help me!
1 comment:
I see you pouring into them.
Yes, Lord help us.
I love you!
Chip
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