“Now here is what I (Solomon) want to do: Build a temple in honor of
God…)
Oh how these chapters sing with the joy of being creative in the image
of God. Can you image the joy of
the thought; I am going to make a home for God. Wouldn’t we
relish the idea of making God anything?
What a creative challenge and an opportunity to bring our best selves to
bear. I love it when the scripture
says, “and he (Solomon) overlaid the whole house with gold…” 6:22a. Only through meditation can we know the
truth of this verse. These
chapters record that Solomon was the wisest person who ever lived therefore he
had to know the impossibility of his task. So with that in mind but with a heart filled with desire, he
made the home with the most valuable thing he had, pure gold. The truth of this is staggering!!! When was the last time we made anything
just for God? There’s not enough
gold in the whole universe.
I wrote this this morning but this afternoon I am struck with these two thoughts. How would one go about creating a home for God and how can you write about it? I saw a diamond ring this week made of a single diamond. I guess that is as close to an object made for the love of God as I can imagine.
I wrote this this morning but this afternoon I am struck with these two thoughts. How would one go about creating a home for God and how can you write about it? I saw a diamond ring this week made of a single diamond. I guess that is as close to an object made for the love of God as I can imagine.
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