Scripture
1 Chronicles 22:19 “Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart. Build the sanctuary of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s name.”
Observation
David gave his son Solomon two instructions.
1) Seek God with all your heart.
2) Build the sanctuary
The result would be Solomon could bring the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple. The Ark of the Covenant represents the presence of God. If Solomon sought God with all his heart and built the sanctuary he and all the nation of Israel would experience the presence of God in their midst.
Application
As pastor of First A/G I should follow the same instructions. Personally I seek God with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. I become a worshipper of God. Secondly I build the sanctuary. I lead the church to become worshippers. The result is we will experience God’s presence. The presence of God will dwell in our midst.
Prayer
Father, I seek you today. I desire to be pleasing to you. Make me a worshipper. Enable me to lead First A/G to be worshippers. We desire the presence of God in our lives, families, church, community, and world.
