And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place.”
2 Chronicles 1:8 ESV
2 Chronicles 1: God certainly doesn’t play favorites. As one verse says, he is no respecter of persons. But we can also see that he uses certain individuals as examples of what the faith life can accomplish. God’s steadfast love and attention to David, because of his faith, blessed his house, the kingdom and all of Israel. [Read the chapter.]
Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the
2 Chronicles 2:1 ESVLord , and a royal palace for himself.
2 Chronicles 2: David wanted to build the Temple for God in Jerusalem but because he was a warrior, God passed the opportunity to David’s son. Solomon, whose name means “peace” followed his dad’s instructions and built the Temple of peace. What are you building? For what will you be known? You could start today by
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 Chronicles 3:1
2 Chronicles 3: God appeared to David and that event is memorialized by the building of the Temple. Are there places, holy places, on which, the Lord has spoken to you? Maybe a place you read, a place you pray, or even a place you work and think. Holy ground, even in your heart in the stillness of His presence can be a place to memorialize and remember what God is saying and what God is calling us to do. [Read the chapter.]
For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
1 Thessalonians 5: Can you see the flow of God’s work as you read through the scriptures? The Old Testament foreshadows the work of Christ to bring us salvation. So we should encourage others by bringing salvation to them. Strengthen those around you by caring for them and challenging them to follow Jesus. [Read the chapter.]