I'm really impressed by David. He really wanted to build a house for God but the Lord told him he could not because he was a man of war, but that his son, Solomon, could build it.
So David drew up the plans, saved up money and building materials, and donated a huge fortune of own for the project. Then he charged Solomon with building it.
He said to Solomon "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you." (1 Chronicles 28:20)
Later he prayed for Solomon, "Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, performing all, and that he may build the palace for which I have made provision." (29:19)
I think its a wonderful thing when we as parents give our kids all the tools they need to serve the Lord. We teach them God's Word, we pray for them, we create an environment that is conducive to worshiping the Lord, and we even encourage their own involvement in the things of the Lord.
That alone is a good lesson for us. How much are we investing in our children's relationship with the Lord? But there is another lesson. Despite what David prayed, Solomon did not serve God with a whole heart and ended up worshiping other gods.
We as parents can only do so much until we must turn our children over to the Lord. It was not David's fault that Solomon made the decisions he did. All he could do was plant and water. That is all we can do as well.
Pastor Tom
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
3 comments:
You raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, but in the final analysis, they must believe for themselves - God has no grandchildren. I am blessed to have both my daughters walking with Jesus today. They wandered but are back with Jesus...
It's so true what you say. We were just studying 2 Samuel 18 where David has to let go of Absalom and as parents it is so hard to let our children experience the consequences of their actions, yet often that is exactly what they need to return to the Lord. Remember the Prodigal son? If daddy had rescued him from the pig trough he might never have realized how far he had fallen.
Tom
How true Tom...how true.
Post a Comment