Come, Lord Jesus

Saturday, December 23, 2017

In 2 Samuel 7, we read of David, proud of his new cedar palace and grateful for the Lord’s shower of blessings upon him. David was so thankful that he decides to build a cedar house for God—sort of. Actually, David is concerned that the Ark of the Covenant doesn’t have good home. The usually adept Nathan agrees, without consulting God but God retorts with something like “Do I, Almighty God, need a house built by human hands?” God scolded David by asking him if He had asked David’s forefathers or the judges for a tent.

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