February 29, 2024

Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 19-22
Meditation Verses: 22:18-19

Thought

With peace and prosperity come the opportunity to serve the Lord wholeheartedly and to build His house. When God brings peace to a people, and they no longer need to be worried for their own lives, then they should turn their attention to the Lord, to worship and proclaim His goodness. In trouble, people should be compelled to seek the Lord for His help and deliverance, though they may not have the time or energy to fully devote themselves to building up His house. However, when peace comes, they should make His house and His name the priority.

Application

Peace and security is not the time to forget the Lord, but to dedicate ourselves to making His name great in all the earth. For David and Solomon and their people, that meant building a physical structure where all nations could come and worship the Lord. For us, that means building the house that is His family, the tabernacle that is His people, both in number and maturity, that all nations might believe and obey and serve the Lord. Peace and security is not a time to build my house; God does that, if I will seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, if I will build His kingdom and proclaim His name in the land.