KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus
Through Every Chapter
Date: Friday,
May 06, 2016
Chapters: 2
Chronicles 3-5
Message: 2 Chronicles: A Perfect House For
God

Hello My Friend,

Foundation, That
on which any thing stands, and by which it is supported. A house can
be made of some of the most valuable materials, but without a good
foundation, it is worthless. It can appear beautiful on the outside,
and contain the most valuable possessions on the inside, but it is
only a matter of time when it will fall without the proper
foundation. A saved, born again person, one who has received Christ
as their Saviour, has the most valuable possession they hold living
inside them, Him. We can build a perfect house for God, but if we are
not supported by Christ, it is worthless. “Nevertheless
the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity. But in a great house there are not only
vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and
some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge
himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and
meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.”
- 2 timothy 2:19-21.

Solomon was given the task to
not only reign over the kingdom after his godly father David, but
also to build the first temple for people to worship God. I imagine
Solomon was a bit uneasy about such a huge task, but God was with him
and in the fourth year of his reign construction began. “Then
Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount
Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place
that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the
fourth year of his reign. Now these are the things wherein Solomon
was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by
cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth
twenty cubits. And the porch that was in the front of the house, the
length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty
cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it
within with pure gold. And he reared up the pillars before the
temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called
the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on
the left Boaz.” - 2 Chronicles 3:1-4,17.

“and
called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of
that on the left Boaz.” Pillar, A supporter; that which
sustains or upholds. Names were given to the pillars, Jachin, he will
establish, Boaz, quickness. Jesus, the supporter of every born again
soul, sustains us and keeps us upright. Fitting that the temple was
built on the very spot David met Jesus (the angel of the LORD) when
he built the altar that held the sacrifice that stopped anymore
people from losing their lives to the plague. Jesus will return and
when He does it will be quick, and He will establish His kingdom in
the earth. “Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk
naked, and they see his shame.” - Revelation 16:15.

It
took about seven and a half years for the temple to be completed, but
every detail was precise, everything that went into the temple was
pure and only of the best quality. The furniture and amount of items
in the temple, compared with that of the Tabernacle, showed that
God's church would be enlarged and multiplied greatly.

“And
Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the
golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn
after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; And the flowers,
and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of
pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for
the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were
of gold.” - 2 Chronicles 4:19-22.

“of
pure gold;” Gold, the most precious metal in the world. In
ancient times, purifying gold involved it being melted down with
flames reaching temperatures in excess of 1000°C/1832°F. A
craftsman sitting next to the molten gold, stirred and skimmed it to
remove the impurities that arose to the top of the molten metal.
Today, chemicals are used to purify gold, it may get shiny, but will
never get as pure as it would by fire. Believe it or not, we are gold
to God. Before we receive Christ as our Saviour, we are like the
rough gold that comes out of the mine, there are a lot of impurities
in us. The second we receive Him, He removes our iniquities and makes
our soul as pure gold, but our flesh needs work. And God does it the
only fashioned way, with fire, things such as trials, affliction, and
chastening. We will never be perfect until we get to heaven, but
until then we can expect the fire. “Beloved,
think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you,
as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch
as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory
shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”
- 1 Peter 4:12,13.

Now after the temple was complete it
was time to bring the Ark of God to it's final resting place. Solomon
gathered the priests and Levites together and put the Ark and all the
holy vessels in their place. The Ark was a token of the presence of
God, when the people saw the Ark they knew that God was with them.
There was nothing in the Ark except for the two tablets of stone with
the first Ten Commandments that God wrote Himself. These were to be a
constant reminder of God's Covenant with Israel and to make them a
holy nation. With praise, thanksgiving, music, and singing all the
people were gathered together as one to see this wonderful event take
place. As soon as the Ark was in it's place God took possession of
the temple.

“Then Solomon
assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the
chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to
bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of
David, which is Zion. And it came to pass, when the priests were come
out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were
sanctified, and did not then wait by course: Also the Levites which
were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with
their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having
cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar,
and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to
make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and
when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and
instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good;
for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with
a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD
had filled the house of God.” - 2 Chronicles
5:2,11-14.

“for
the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.” God
shines through those who are living with Christ in their lives daily,
He should be seen in every saved, born again soul, but He is not. If
you looked directly into the sun, it blinds you, especially when you
do not have any sun glasses on. Jesus does the same thing, look
directly at Him with sin and He blinds us, but put on His glasses as
we are able to look at Him. God blesses us when we keep His temple
clean, and if we do get it dirty, wee need to confess it, and He will
clean it up. Salvation is not about having a free ride to heaven,
nothing is free, there is always a price to pay for sin. “Know
ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be
not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are
washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of
the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. What? know ye not that
your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are
God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,19,20.

Jesus
Christ Revealed: Today, Jesus is revealed through the
temple. The perfect temple built was a foreshadow of Christ, who
raised up the temple of His body three days after His death. “Jesus
answered and said unto them, Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” -
John 2:19.

Today's Prayer:
God, I understand that the second I called on Your Son, Jesus Christ
to save me Your Spirit entered my body and now You indwell in me just
like You came into the temple in Jerusalem so many years ago. God, I
want to feel Your presence upon my live, help me to remove the
impurities that keep me from seeing You bless me, not with riches
beyond my need, but wisdom and a wiling heart to be a faithful
servant and a holy temple for You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God
Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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