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Day 110, or April 20.

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Play your part to the full.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in 1 Chronicles chapter 28 verse 20.

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David also said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous and do the work.

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Do not be afraid or discouraged, For the Lord God, my God, is with you.

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He will not fail you or forsake you, Until all the work for the service of the temple

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of the Lord is finished.

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Now the big picture surrounding this verse.

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The closing years of the reign of King David see a clearly God-ordained transition to the

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rule of King Solomon.

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Not only does David pour out his heart and soul into temple preparations, but he also

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counsels his son to be the best God-empowered king possible.

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He urges Solomon to serve God with a whole heart and a willing mind reminding him that

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if you seek God, he will let you find him.

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David does all this despite the probability that Solomon was not his first choice.

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His favourite son was Absalom, and but for that tragic death that devastated his father,

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it seems very likely that Absalom would have succeeded David.

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It may have disappointed David, but he makes it very clear that it is what God wants that

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matters and Solomon had been chosen to build the temple in Jerusalem.

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And now our action step for today.

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David gives some sound advice to his son Solomon shortly before his accession to the throne

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of Israel.

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It means there is too much stress in our churches today to believe the right things, and not

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enough emphasis on acting in accordance with those beliefs.

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Despite the obvious disappointment of not building the temple himself, which must have

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hit David hard, he nevertheless does the work God has given him and trusts God that others

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will play their part in continuing God's overall plan.

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Very few of us have smooth edges to our lives or ministries, and yet so many of us are tempted

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to spend a lot of time either finding them or even producing them ourselves.

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Don't be afraid of ragged edges.

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Just do the work God has entrusted to you.