Day 230..."Ark is brought to the temple...Being a neighbor!

Solomon continues to set up the temple with the addition of the Ark of the Covenant. A grand sound was heard with the choir and instruments..."and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord.“For he is good,for his steadfast love endures forever”Later we read of the human need of redemption. I was intrigued in this text from II Chronicles of honesty about sin..."for there is no one who does not sin." Human imperfection and the need of redemption and forgiveness is clear in this passage. Isaiah also speaks with eloquence in the reading..."The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure."
The "good Samaritan" offers a shocking answer to the question about "who is my neighbor?" We have an answer we may not expect...our neighbor is an enemy, or another culture, a person who requires something of us...THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ABOUT NEIGHBORS IN A GLOBAL SENSE AND NOT JUST ACROSS THE FENCE!