Day 223..."Satan tempts David...The Lord is a Rock...Build on the Rock!"
Satan tempts David to take a census and he does. The Lord is not pleased and sends a plague of pestilence and 70,000 men fall. David repents and the Lord restores him. After David identifies the place of the temple, he begins to make preparations for Solomon to build the temple. The instruction is given to "be strong, courageous, not afraid, and be not dismayed." Isaiah, chapter 26, offers these beautiful words..."You keep him in perfect peacewhose mind is stayed on you,because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock." This is a word for a way to peace. From the Lord is a rock... we move to the parable of "the wise and foolish builders." In this parable, we are compelled to build on the rock by hearing and understanding the Word. Two images of rocks are offered for solid living. The Lord is a rock and build on a rock!
posted by Philip McVay @ 7:04 PM
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I have often wondered if numbering the people brought judgement on David & Israel, would the same be true today? In Acts, there appears to be estimates of the number of people that God added to the Church on several occasions... but they were never actually counted. Maybe leaving the numbers in the Hands of God is the important point. To God be the Glory. God wins the battle whether it be by many or few.
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