Day 21: 1 Chronicles 28:9-10
Father
David
As a
father, what words of counsel did David give to his beloved son Solomon? Firstly, Father David told Solomon, 'Know the
God of your father' (1 Chron. 28:9). David
said this to Solomon because he wanted to pass on to his son the right
knowledge about God. The correct
knowledge he wanted to impart to his son was the fact that their God is a God
of covenant. Father David knew that
Solomon desired to know the God of the covenant, for Solomon sought to receive
the blessings of prosperity from God (1 Kgs. 2:3).
Secondly,
Father David told Solomon, 'Serve your father's God with a whole heart and a
willing mind' (1 Chron. 28:9). Father
David desired not only for Solomon to receive the blessings of prosperity from
God but also to keep those received blessings. The key to this was serving the Lord with a
whole heart.
Thirdly,
Father David told Solomon, 'Be strong and do it' regarding the task of building
the holy temple which God had chosen him for (v. 10). Father David encouraged Solomon to be bold in
undertaking the task of building the Lord's temple, assuring him that he had
the capacity to handle it.
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