"The Place of Rest"

"If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore." (Psalms 132:12)

  Do you ever feel as though you have painted yourself into a corner? Let's try and figure this out: the title above this Psalm in my Bible cleaning says, "God's Temple," so why so much focus upon the throne of David? Well, that might be a pretty deep subject; one that could take several days to examine the whats and the whys of the matter. Or, we could just stay focused upon the main thing and let God work out all of the things that we usually concern ourselves with. Pastor Jack kept repeating something the other day, as he was talking about what our responsibilities are as believer's; he kept saying, "God will do the things we can't; the things we can, He won't!" The point was that of stepping out and doing something; like people who are wanting a job, and then they wait at home for the phone to ring, saying, 'I am waiting for the Lord to answer my prayer for a job.' The best thing we can do to get a job, is to make getting a job, a job! What that looks like is getting up for work, and then working to get a job! Relate that to the average person that might go out once a week for three hours and knock on doors; not a lot of things to be impressed about that kind of determination, even if we are trying to impress ourselves. Here is a little trick, if you are looking: Don't do it for you, do it for the Lord! Crazy as it might sound, but if you are doing all that you can for the Lord, and you still have not landed a job, a job will land on you! Actually that is not something I just made up, it comes from Matthew 6:33, Jesus saying: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." The short of the long of it, it is what we can always do! No matter what situation or circumstance we find ourselves in, we can always seek the kingdom of God; we can always worship the Lord; we can always serve Him with all that is within us! Instead of going to the Mission for a handout, go to the Mission to hand out food! Don't be idle waiting for something to happen, make something happen by serving the Lord. Right about now you might be wondering what this has got to do with anything from this verse above? Well, what does this verse have in common with God's Temple? Some things must to taught, and some things must be sought...

"Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father." (Colossians 3:16-17) NLT