God's Abundant Favor

2 Samuel 7:1-3

 ¹ After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, ² he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."  ³ Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you."

After reading this passage we realized that God never commanded King David to build Him a Temple.  In 2 Samuel 7:7 it says,  "Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"  King David thought it was a good idea for the Lord to have a permanent dwelling place and God allowed this idea to move forward.  God really showed David favor as the Prophet Nathan confirmed by saying, "the Lord is with you."  Even though God did not permit David to construct the temple himself, He still gave him approval by allowing his son Solomon to carry out the task.

Imagine that you have God's abundant favor in your life today, so much so that even your own ideas gain His approval.  Wow!!!  Could this be your reality today?  If you feel you don't have God's favor in your life, what would you have to do to gain the type of favor King David had?

Have a great day!  God bless you.

Louis & Elisa Quintana