*THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST-YOUTH MINISTRY-STREAMS OF LIVING WATER (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE)*
*TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2021*
*HELPING OTHERS TO STAND: KING DAVID AND KING SOLOMON*
*Scripture Reading:* 1 Chronicles 22:1-19
*Exposition*
King David, a warrior from his youth, is now old awaiting a call up yonder. His greatest heart desire was to build a temple for the LORD. Solomon had taken over the kingship but David decided to help Solomon stand by providing both logistics and loyalty. And David said, "Solomon my son is young and untested, so I will make ready what is needed for it. "So, David got ready a great store of material before his death (1 Chronicles 22:5). A positive factor in leadership is rejoicing over the successes of a successor. King David had fought all major battles for Solomon to enjoy peace for about four decades, but in addition, he made available what was needed for the building of the temple. This is a mark of a leader worth emulating. On the political scene David advised Solomon about people he had to watch carefully (1Kings 2:5). He also outlined the secret of his success as a king for forty years and admonished Solomon to adhere to them (1 Kings 2:3-4).
Unfortunately, King Solomon, having had all the successes failed to pay attention to the father's warnings. And Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not walking in the Lord's ways with all his heart as David his father did (1 Kings 11:6 BBE). As others are helping us to stand as younger generation, we must pay attention to our mentors' admonitions.
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*Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to adhere to good counsels as others are helping me to stand firm in you. Amen. (PKA)*
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*MEMORY VERSE FOR THE WEEK*
_*Romans 15:1-2 (BBE)* - "We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves. Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong."_
