Take this Seriously

DAY 135
2-5-10
1 CHRONICLES 27-29


Good Morning!

Although David will not be allowed to build the temple for God, he made all the preparations for it and worked to establish Solomon as the next king.

The most important preparations were not the materials and craftsman that would build the temple, but David wanted to “build” his son into a man of God who would honor God all his life. He wanted Solomon to take his relationship with God seriously. Now there’s a noble goal for any parent. Read David’s words…

1 Chron 28:9-10 “Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. So take this seriously.”

If you want your children to be serious Christians, be one yourself. Model a serious faith in front of them all your life. In the end, they will be responsible for accepting your example; but they will learn this life from you.

David was a serious man of God. In the words of his Psalm of praise to God, we find some very important ways that Christians can show God that they are serious about their relationship with him. From 1 Chronicles 29:10-21:
• Serious Christians know God rules over everything.
• Serious Christians know everything we have has come from God.
• Serious Christians know they are here for only a moment.
• Serious Christians offer gifts willingly and joyously.
• Serious Christians always want to obey God.
• Serious Christians have a love for God that never changes.
• Serious Christians have a wholehearted desire to obey.
• Serious Christians bow low and kneel before the Lord.

Christianity is supposed to be a wonderful, joyous, abundant life. We experience that life because of God’s grace for us, not because we always take our relationship seriously. Although David was a serious man for God, he was at times a weak, sinful man. He wanted Solomon to be stronger than he was. One major factor in our joy, strength, and family, is to live out the words of an inspired man of God who said to his son, “Take this seriously.”

Barry