1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act ; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
God is moving in the lives of the Guidry Family! Allana is regaining her strength. God’s healing touch has been so apparent in this process. Even as the little things come and go attempting to distract us from His Call on our lives the Holy Spirit speaks in so many ways. We are on the brink of big changes. Being the A type personality that I am, I would much prefer to plan out and know exactly what those changes will entail but I have found that this is not God’s plan for my life.
Solomon was also facing big changes. David was nearing the end of his life. One might think that Solomon was super excited about becoming king…maybe you should go back and read about the events that occurred throughout his childhood. On top of the great responsibility (and danger) that came with being King of Israel, his father was publicly saddling him with the monumental task of building the Temple, complete with design plans direct from God. God was moving in Solomon’s life. David knew the waves that are created when God moves and so he gives this fatherly advice to his son, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.”
Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians that we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Just as the word of the Lord to David gave Solomon the blueprint, the guide to building His temple, Scripture provides us the guide for the work that He has given us. “Be strong and courageous”, why do we need this advice? Because though we have the guide the details and the work in progress. The storms of life, the shortages of supplies, the delays, as Solomon performed his service of the house of the Lord I am sure that he experienced all of these. “for the LORD God, my God is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you…” This is the assurance of success. This is the assurance that ” I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 1:6)
Pray for us.
God is moving. The path He is moving us on is not entirely clear yet but he has been calling us to specifically to Strength and Courage and to the service of His House. We are so blessed by all of you who have supported us in so many ways. As God moves His ministry for us forward we look forward to partnering with all of you until “the service of the house of the LORD is finished.”
Blessings,
Sam
Fan Into Flame Ministries 