Prayer can be difficult. Knowing what to pray, how to pray, and believing that God will answer can be daunting. But prayer is also so easy that a child can do it. Maybe having faith like a child is the key.

God is far above and beyond the reach and understanding of man. But he is also nearer, closer and more intimate than we can imagine. This divine mystery was manifested perfectly in Jesus Christ.

There is a straight line from Isaiah’s prophecy to God’s gift of Jesus’ incarnation. His mission was to go to the cross, satisfying God’s justice and giving us a new relationship of love that never ends.

God had promised the gift of a savior for 4000 years before he finally arrived. The Messiah’s birth was in somewhat scandalous circumstances by the world’s standards, but His mission was to set every scandal right.

Our faith stands on a promise. The promise of The Messiah, The Christ.

Glory Of The Lord

The furnishings of a house are what complete a design, provide comfort, and make it a home. When God furnishes a house, he provides everything that is needed, along with intricate detail and beauty.

The building project continues with the details of Solomon’s palace complex, and if we aren’t careful this text can just become detail after detail. When in reality Jesus is all over the pages; if we look closely we will see that these verses point us to the reality that The Gospel is the greatest building project of all.

The greatest structure ever built was the house that Solomon built for the name of the Lord. Its greatness was not because of its size, beauty, or grandeur, but because of who would dwell there.

The greatest structure ever built was the temple Solomon built for the name of the Lord. But there is an even greater structure that God is building now, and we are called to be a part of it.