“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.” -1 Chronicles 28: 9-10
Solomon was King David's son and he was chosen by God to build the tabernacle for the people to worship their Heavenly Father. Just like Solomon was chosen to do a specific job for the Lord, so you are called to do a job as apart of God's army. You may not know right now what that all entails and that's fine but God knows what he has specifically designed for you to do according to his plan for your life.
Let's break down a few sentences from these verses above. First of all it says, "Acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with whole hearted devotion and with a willing mind," which means to look to God and seek his face as you give him 100% of yourself and your effort in what he has called you to do. This means put all your worth into him and his plan for you because it'll be so worth it. Secondly it says, "For the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever," which applies to you in the fact that the Lord sees what's on your heart and the effort you put in to serve him. If you desire his company, he will come to you and give you strength and meet the desires of your heart. He won't force it on you. He'll give you a choice. Keep in mind if you choose not to follow and accept him, you will miss out on eternal blessings only he can bless you with. Don't forget men, God is jealous for you because he loves you deeply and wants to "do life" with you in service to him. This will be the greatest way to find fulfillment in your life.
Men, God is calling each and every one of you to "build his tabernacle." My question for you is, "What is your "tabernacle" that God wants you to build for him in your life?" Maybe he wants you to be a preacher, an evangelist, a missionary, a ditch digger, or a surgeon. Wherever God calls you though is a place where he can use you each and every day to lift others up around you, to be faithful to him, and use the strength he has given to you to touch many lives until he calls you into the next leg of the journey. Today, acknowledge God and seek him daily and his will in your personal relationship with him as he sees your heart. He promises to be there for you as you do his work. Embrace the father-son relationship you have with him to walk into your calling of manhood that he designed specifically for you.
God holds the map for the journey of your life.
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