When I began blogging two and a half months ago I had a goal to promote myself as a writer. My goal has not changed. But things haven’t worked out the way I first thought they might. “QueenBJan’s Weblog” was my starting place. I made a few comments about this and that and it was fun. I also went to work posting a few of my favorite writing pieces from the past. I wrote a little about the birds at our
6 He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.’ 8“So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the LORD, and in the
1 Chronicles 28:1-5 (Click to view passage) David is now old, and he has been getting his house in order and is now ready to pass the kingdom on to Solomon, his heir to the throne. In these verses David addresses all of the officials of Israel from the greatest to the least as well as all of the warriors who defend their people. Many years have passed since he first had the desire to build a house for the Lord, a
Psalm 132:1-12 (click to view passage) In this Psalm, King David re-states the oath he had made, the oath that God would not allow him to carry out. The ark of the covenant had been returned to Jerusalem; and David had it in his heart to build a permanent dwelling to house the ark. But to David’s great disappointment, it was not to be. Yet David continued to praise his God, to “worship at his footstool.” (verse 7) David continues his Psalm by
23 “And now, LORD, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, 24 so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then men will say, ‘The LORD Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you. 1 Chronicles 17:23-24 (NIV) David ends his prayer with his acceptance of God’s blessings. I suppose many would