1 Chronicles 17
Nathan was too quick to encourage David in the noble enterprise of building a house for the Lord (Josh. 9:14). How did Nathan know that was God’s will for David? But the prophet’s ear was ever open to God’s voice (
Ten times in this chapter David is called “servant.” The servant does not command the master; the master commands the servant. And what a wonderful Master the Lord is! Whether we look at the past (“I took you” [v. 7]; “I have been with you” [v.
It is one thing to know God’s promises and quite something else to claim them by faith. Like a little child, David went in and “sat before the Lord.” He thanked God for the mercies He had promised, and then he said, “Lord, do it!” Faith turns God’s promises into reality, but before praying, take time to praise Him.