Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. I trust in You, my God! Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord Point out the right road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me for You are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You. Remember O Lord your unfailing love and compassion which you have shown from long ages past. Forgive the rebellious sins of my youth…Archive for solomon
the words of the Preacher
You know I’ve heard a lot from others about reading the book of Proverbs for daily guidance, especially under the premise that you can always turn to the chapter for the current day of the month… but how often do you hear about Ecclesiastes? Maybe most of you a lot, but I haven’t. It’s odd book in the Bible; many things in there that left me scratching my head…
do the work
I’m reading through 1st Chronicles, which feels very repetitive. But I just read this (1 Chronicles 28:9-10) and I’m sure there’s something in it I really need to dwell on…
And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and understands 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. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.
There are a few ways I’m taking this:
- What am I saying (both in words and actions) to my son and my daughters as well)? I’m not sure how well I am in that regard, but am hopeful that even though I’m not a perfect slice of bread, God’s still using me to be some sort of “pointer” to God.
- I’m not sure how to word it, but I’m wanting to tie this to our work – this includes our day “jobs”. In particular the statement to “do the work” – no matter what it is and if we think it’s below us or not. Also to take the job “seriously”. Yeah and this probably is so applicable for much more than just our day “job” too….
- All this action I’m seeing is pretty much pointless if our heart really isn’t behind it. “Worship and serve with my whole heart”?
