DAY 115 Read 1 Chronicles 14; 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13 and 15.
Today's reading: David decides that the ark of God should be moved to better quarters; a tragic episode interrupts proceedings, but God blesses one man's home while the ark remains there for three months.
Memory gem: "The Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had" (1 Chronicles 13:14).
Thought for today:
When people enter your house, they should know that it is a Christian home, for the presence of God is there. The Bible is on the table, and it is read to the whole family every day. The voice of prayer is heard there too. The children who go out from such a home are armored against sin and trouble that they are bound to meet in this old world. In the days in which we are living now, there is a great need of a revival of home religion.
It is said that Coleridge, the poet, was once talking with a man who did not believe in giving children religious training. He thought that they should be allowed to grow up without any religious instruction so that they would not be prejudiced in any direction; then, when they come to the years of discretion, each should be permitted to choose for himself. The poet said nothing, but invited the man out to see his garden. There was nothing growing there but weeds--weeds everywhere! The man looked at his host in surprise and said, "Why, this isn't a garden; this is just a weedpatch." Coleridge replied. "Oh, yes, it's a garden. I am giving it a chance to express its own personality."
So, friends, like Obed-edom, we need the ark of God in our households. It would be good if the holy commandments of God were indeed engraved upon our doorposts, if we taught them to our children when we rise up and when we sit down (see Deuteronomy 6:7). Every home ought to be Christian school. The same hand that punished Uzzah's proud presumption rewarded Obed-edom's humble boldness.
Note: "Nachon's threshing floor" of 2 Samuel 6:6 is called "the threshing floor of Chidon" in 1 Chronicles 13:9. This is one of many instances in the Bible of two (or more) names for the same person or place.
Today's reading: David decides that the ark of God should be moved to better quarters; a tragic episode interrupts proceedings, but God blesses one man's home while the ark remains there for three months.
Memory gem: "The Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had" (1 Chronicles 13:14).
Thought for today:
When people enter your house, they should know that it is a Christian home, for the presence of God is there. The Bible is on the table, and it is read to the whole family every day. The voice of prayer is heard there too. The children who go out from such a home are armored against sin and trouble that they are bound to meet in this old world. In the days in which we are living now, there is a great need of a revival of home religion.
It is said that Coleridge, the poet, was once talking with a man who did not believe in giving children religious training. He thought that they should be allowed to grow up without any religious instruction so that they would not be prejudiced in any direction; then, when they come to the years of discretion, each should be permitted to choose for himself. The poet said nothing, but invited the man out to see his garden. There was nothing growing there but weeds--weeds everywhere! The man looked at his host in surprise and said, "Why, this isn't a garden; this is just a weedpatch." Coleridge replied. "Oh, yes, it's a garden. I am giving it a chance to express its own personality."
So, friends, like Obed-edom, we need the ark of God in our households. It would be good if the holy commandments of God were indeed engraved upon our doorposts, if we taught them to our children when we rise up and when we sit down (see Deuteronomy 6:7). Every home ought to be Christian school. The same hand that punished Uzzah's proud presumption rewarded Obed-edom's humble boldness.
Note: "Nachon's threshing floor" of 2 Samuel 6:6 is called "the threshing floor of Chidon" in 1 Chronicles 13:9. This is one of many instances in the Bible of two (or more) names for the same person or place.
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