Daily Wisdom

“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.” 2 Chro 2:5

What are you building in life; is what you’re building providing others access to and favour of Jesus or self?  In 2 Chronicles 2, Solomon had great purpose in wanting to build a temple for God, not to house him (vs 6), but to worship and sacrifice to Him. Yet, Solomon needed help in resources to do so. He called upon his father’s (King David) old contact the King of Tyre whose nation served and worshipped many gods.  In doing so Solomon, unlike many Christians today, chooses not to hide or conceal his purpose in what he desired to build.  Solomon makes God the central purpose as to why he did what he did (vs 4). By Israel keeping close to the commandments and worship of God, the neighboring nations were willing to be taught by them, as the Israelites had been willing in the days of their apostasy, to be infected with the idolatries and superstitions of their neighbors.  It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life, but if they don’t see Jesus in it they’ll only see you. Expecting others to respond to Jesus based on what you do rather than “why” you do it, is like expecting a criminal to walk into a jail because he was impressed with a police officer.

The greatest way to deal with your past is to make it the opening story towards your promised future.

HSAY…Todd