God's viabilty vs. Us

"King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple will not be for mortals but for the Lord God." (1 Chronicles 29:1, NRSV)

"Take heed now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary; be strong, and act.”" (1 Chronicles 28:10, NRSV)

"David said further to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and act. Do not be afraid or dismayed; for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished." (1 Chronicles 28:20, NRSV)

I am no King. I certainly am not Solomon, nor do I pretend to be. But these words were encouragement for me this morning. One of the themes in scriptures particularly 1 Chronicles is that when God is with you, who can be against you. Good things happen when you are faithful and worship God in all things. The key is walking with God allowing him to be with you.

Even when David allowed Satan to stand up against Israel (1 Chronicles 21:1); David decided to count his blessings seemingly for his own glory and not God’s, David was quick to repent and even recognized that God’s mercy is greater than any human’s.

In this time as we try to establish Christ Presbyterian Church to be more “viable”, we need to define what does “viable” mean? Does it mean that we have enough money? Does it mean that we don’t have to worry about reaching out to our neighbors because we are do alright by ourselves. Or does it mean having God with us. We are not viable because of anything that we do. We are viable because of who God is. We need to learn a place in this world and in relationship with Him. We need to see his sovereignty in this world and to worship God and give God the glory for all things. Being viable means loving God and serving this world. If we do that…if we “Be Strong and Act” with the confidence that “God is with us.”—then we will be viable because God is viable. Viable really isn’t a strong enough word for God is it?