1 Kings 5-6 Psalm 107 Jude
There is a lesson to be learned from King Solomon as he makes
preparations then builds the House of the Lord as laid out by his father,
David. He needs resources from other countries and meets their needs as he gets
what he needs to build a place to honor God.
The description of the resources and people needed to
complete the project are immense and because God blessed him with not only
knowledge and wisdom but with wealth and power, he is in a position to accomplish
what he set out to do. The detailed description provided here describes a
tremendous building that will not only honor God but express his majesty.
Singing thanksgiving to God for blessing those that follow
in the ways of the Lord and set straight the path of those that wonder away
from the ways of the Lord. Disobedience brings pain into our lives until we
repent and turn back to following the Lord. Then he heals us and our relationship
with him that we might once again praise him in all things.
Jude begins by calling for mercy and peace to be multiplied in
those who read his words. Then he clearly outlines what happens when we walk
away from the ways of the Lord and pursue our own lusts. It is clear that those
things that distract us from the ways of the Lord we allow to creep into our
lives, often unnoticed until we are paying a high price for our disobedience.
There will always ben many that would lead us away from God by claiming
pleasure comes in following our own desires They grumble because they have followed
their own lust and then with deception try to lead other astray.
When we build ourselves up in the ways of the Lord we will
be strengthened and upheld, and God is worthy of our praise. He will keep us
from stumbling and prepare us to stand in the presence of God.
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