2009 – Day 132.May 18 – Hope with Broken Dreams
Passage of the Day: 2nd Samuel 7: 18 – 29 … Link to 2nd Sam. 6 for study ...
Passage #2 for the Day: 1st Chron. 22: 1 – 6 … Link to 1st Chron. 22 for study ...
My Journal for the Day: Many of us may have been there. We have a dream; and God seems to say “No” to us; and yet, someone, maybe someone younger, comes in and makes it happen. Oh, the potential to let pride build anger, covetousness, or envy into our lives, especially if or when we see someone else taking our dream and running with it.
As we read the passages for today, we see David having to step aside to allow Solomon, his son, build God’s Temple to honor God, a dream which had been birthed in David’s heart. And as David steps aside to let Solomon build the temple, here we begin to see why God thought of David as “a man after My own heart.” David’s response to God when he learned his son would be the one to build the Temple for God was exactly what God expects from any of His children; and that is humility and obedience. As Swindoll pointed out in his devotional for today, “When God says no, it means He has a better way, and He expects [us] to support it.”
He goes on to point out that not everyone is called to “build the temple;” but we’re all called to be faithful and obedient. But man, … that can be tough when we see others getting all the credit for something we knew we could have done or something which had our mark on it.
And yes, it is hard; but we’ve got to realize that the only really important thing is God’s plan and His purpose; and when He gets the glory, that’s really all that counts in the eternal scheme of things. So, if I start something and someone else finishes it; … even if they get all the earthly recognition, that is okay if that project was for God’s glory. And I hope all of us can realize this; and we can develop the kind of humility we see in David from today’s lesson for our lives.
My Prayer for Today: Oh, Lord, my God, teach me to find Your dream and do whatever it takes to make YOUR will my will. Amen
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