Read: 1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17; Romans 2:1-24; Psalm 10:16-18; Proverbs 19:8-9
David set up the priests in Jerusalem to do all that the law said the priests should do. This is the first time they had obeyed these laws since the time of Moses. David wanted to build God a house to live in but it wasn’t the time to do it. His son would be the one to build the temple. David’s job was to get everything ready for it. His job was also to subdue all his enemies and bring about peace. He did this for the next generation and that is what we are to do for the next generation.
In Romans we read about judging one another. Proverbs 27:19 says, “As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” What it means is that when we look at water we see our reflection and it is the the same as when we look at man’s heart - we see our own. So if we don’t like something about someone, the fact that we see it means we are looking at our own heart. It is a reflection. That is why we will run into ourselves over and over in other people. Their faults will irk us because it is what God is trying to show us in ourselves. I have found this seemingly simple truth guide me and it has proven to be valuable. It will definitely change the way you look at people and humble you as you see the truth about yourself.
Lord, open our hearts to see ourselves in the light of your Word. Help us to have mercy and understanding toward one another.
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