Verse of the Day 7/21

Through the Bible - Psalms 36-38, Acts 24   Good morning,   We've looked at a few psalms recently and if you are reading through them in the Old Testament readings outlined above, you're seeing that David had a heart for God and a heart for worship.  As his kingdom grew, it ate at David that his palace was being built while the ark of the covenant still resided in a temporary dwelling, in a tent.  David's desire was to build a home for the ark, but God would not have it.  The honor of building an earthly temple would go to his son Solomon.   But God had something far greater in mind than an earthly temple.   1 Chron 17:10-"'Furthermore, I declare that the Lord will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.    NLT   God would send His Son, the Messiah.  He would set up His Kingdom, He would live, dwell, set up residence in our heats.   Augustine realized this and prayed, "O Lord in whom all things live, who commanded us to seek you, who are always ready to be found; to know you is life, to serve you is freedom, to praise you is our soul's delight.  We bless you and adore you, we worship you and magnify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord." If we have a heart for worship like David that would be our prayer.    Sometimes we live as if God was living in a tent in our backyard or resting with our Bible in a secluded room in our house, and not in our hearts.  He should be living in our hearts and being made manifest in our lives.   Can you sing this hymn from your heart today?   He Lives   I serve a risen Saviour, He's in the world today; I know that He is living, Whatever men may say; I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, And just the time I need Him He's always near. He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and He talks with me Along life's narrow way. He lives, He live, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives: He lives within my heart. In all the world around me I see His loving care, And tho my heart grows weary I never will despair; I know that He is leading Thro' all the stormy blast, The day of His appearing Will come at last. Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, Lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs To Jesus Christ the King! The hope of all who seek Him, The help of all who find, None other is so loving, So good and kind.   In Christ, Mike 1 Chron 17:7-15 7 "Now go and say to my servant David, 'This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! 9 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won't oppress them as they've done in the past, 10 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. "'Furthermore, I declare that the Lord will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever. 13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you. 14 I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.'" NLT