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| Temple Model in Jerusalem |
Then the LORD gave this message to Solomon:
"Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and
regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I
made to your father, David. I will live among the Israelites and will never
abandon my people Israel." So Solomon finished building the Temple. 1
Kings 6:11-14
What a wonderful
promise that God made to David and to Solomon. He would live with them—the people
of Israel—but not just with them but
among
them. I can imagine God walking and talking alongside the Israelites in His
Temple in an intimate relationship with the promise that He would never abandon
them. I think that is what God desired from His chosen people—to have a
relationship with each of them like He had with Adam and Eve before their fall.
There are expectations associated with a relationship. God told Solomon that he
needed to follow all God’s decrees and regulations and obey all His commands. Solomon
thought he could live up to God’s expectations, so he finished building the
Temple. At that point in his life he was obedient to God and his commandments.
Are people today much
like Solomon—wanting to obey God’s commandments? Are you like Solomon?
Prayer
~ Lord, help me be obedient to You and to Your commandments.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 28; 2 Kings 16-17
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2017 Text and photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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