Scripture Passage
Scripture Focus
“And now arise, O LORD God, and enter your resting place,
along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
May your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation;
may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness.
O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed.
Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”
(2 Chronicles 6:41-42 NLT)
Observation
It’s a beautiful, majestic, awe-inspiring scene. The priests—prepared for service—have carried the Ark of the Covenant (the sacred chest containing a copy of Israel’s covenant with God) into the glorious new temple that Solomon has built. Trained musicians playing cymbals, lyres and harps are joined by 120 trumpeters (think about that—120!) who together perform (perhaps) Psalm 118—a psalm dominated by this theme:
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
(Psalm 118:1 NLT)
And as the glory of the Lord fills the temple built to honor Him, Solomon begins to pray. He celebrates the greatness of God. He petitions God for grace and help in the days to come. And he concludes with an invitation for God to make this temple His home!
Several years back, a chorus based on this passage was popular among believers—
“Oh, the glory of your Presence
We your people give you reverence.
So arise to your rest and be blessed by our praise
As we glory in Your embrace
As your Presence now fills this place!”
I still like the chorus. I like the invitation. In the same way that Solomon invited the presence of God to fill the temple he’d build of stone and cedar…so should we—consistently and fervently—invite God’s presence to “find a resting place” in us…a place that He calls “home.”
“And now arise, O Lord God, and enter your resting place!”
(2 Chronicles 6:41 NLT)
Find your resting place, today, in me, O Lord!
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