Day 221..."A house of cedar...the Lord has a tent"..."Use it or lose it!"

David realizes he has a house of cedar and the Lord a tent! Can you say mixed up priorities! This discrepency was pretty obvious. Are our priorities any different today? Does the Lord receive less and our accomodations more? Solomon will have the honor of building a temple. He also will have issues, as he builds a house larger than the temple. David does have a blessed kingdom and exudes confidence...with all the victories. In a stark contrast, Isaiah today offering a very bleak forcast of destruction and judgement. One image really got my attention..."all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished." Can we imagine no joy and gladness? The parable of the talents teaches us many lessons. One of the obvious ones is "use or lose" what the Lord has given you. The faithful servants heard those precious words..."well done good and faithful servant." The unfaithful servant let his fear get the best of him. What is the most valuable message of the parable? God seeks us to use our resources for Him. The meaning "then" was money. I think the message easily applys to the use of all of our gifts. Have we any under a rock?