FRIDAY, March 14th, 2008

Will Is Beautiful! He Takes after his Daddy! :)
Ok, Not True, We all know his beauty comes from Mommy!

I Chronicles 17:1-15

Pastor Lee:
What a cool message, first I will give you the obvious application, then I will share some other thoughts. David was sitting in his nice, luxurious house one day and he said to himself, why am I in this nice house and the symbol of the presence of God is under a tent. David had a good thought huh? He was going to build a house for the ark of the covenant. The prophet Nathan, figured well, that is a good thing, so you should do it. However, neither one of them sought God about it, and the truth is, God had different plans.

Even though something may be good, that doesnt mean it is right. We must seek Gods will in every part of our life, whether good or bad, right or wrong. God has a plan and when we follow that plan we find the best path for our life.

If he would not have heeded what God said, then he would have robbed his son of a future blessing. The truth is, that when we disobey God, we do not only effect ourselves, but we influence the lives of so many others around us and after us. Read this passage and let it remind you that "His ways are not our ways, but "Gods ways" are higher than our ways. He knows the best plan for our life!

1 Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.”
2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
9 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,
10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.[a]
11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
13 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
14 And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.”’”
15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.