2 Chronicles 3 -- Something Beautiful From Something Ugly

As Solomon began to build the Temple, my commentary said that it is important to note that “God took the consequences of David’s two worst sins – a piece of property [that he’d purchased after he’d wrongly counted the people, where God had stopped the death angel] and a son [Solomon, born of David and Bathsheba after they lost their first son who had died after their adultery] – and built a Temple!  … This isn’t an encouragement for us to sin … but it is an encouragement to us to go on serving God after we’ve repented and confessed our sins.  Satan wants us to think that all is lost, but the God of all grace is still at work.”

Father, thank You for building on my own repentance and confession and allowing me to serve You at a time when I did not deserve Your grace, too.  Please allow me to continue doing what You’ve allowed and enabled me to do – serving You through teaching and telling others about what a mighty and loving God I serve!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford