Who Then Is Willing

1 Chronicles 29:5b – “And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?”

David wants so badly to build the House of God!  He has prepared for this occasion for his entire reign.  He has built Jerusalem into a capital city envied by all the kings round about.  He has built up an army prepared for any invasion force.  He has built a huge palace for himself.  And he wanted desperately to build an edifice to show God his great love for Him.  He felt it was not proper for him to dwell in a palace and the House of God to be in a tent.  Yet because of his bloody career as a warrior, God would not allow him to build His House.  That job, He told David, would be passed to his son Solomon, who would be a man of peace.

But David did the next best thing.  He gathered together all the cedar wood, gold, silver, precious stones, marble, and other materials that Solomon would need in the building of the Temple.  Then he charged the people to give of all their substance and talents to the building of the Temple.  He didn't have to remind them of the great blessings of God on the Hebrews throughout their history.  They knew of their deliverance from Egypt, their possession of Canaan, God’s longsuffering through their rising and falling with every tide of religion, God’s wonderful blessings on the nation of Israel.  So they gave.  They gave of all that they had.  They gave sacrificially, knowing that whatever they could give was not nearly enough to repay God for His goodness.  But they gave – of their goods, of their harvest, of their service.

Who Then Is Willing?

                                            

God the Father watches o’er us

From His throne in Heaven above,

Daily showers us with blessings,

Gives us gifts of boundless love.

Jesus all our sins has taken.

In Himself He bore our shame.

On His back our stripes were given,

On His head heaped all our blame.

The Blessed Spirit dwells within us

Ever filling us with peace,

Floods our hearts with joy unending,

Guides us to God’s great increase.

O friend, if you are in His Body

He desires your service true.

Give yourself unto the Master;

He has giv’n his all for you.

Who then is willing God’s Will to do?

Who then is willing to serve Him true?

Who then is willing to stand the test?

Who then is willing to give his best?

© 2006 Paul Stultz

Quote - "The assembly needs our time, talents, toil, and tears." - R. Dawes

"Lord, Thank you for your great Love to usward.  Than you for the sacrifice you made for us.  As we give you our service each day, help us to be willing to consecrate our all to you just as you did for us.  Amen."