Catch the vision of the fathers - 1 Kings 5-9

Solomon has set out to build both the temple and his own palace. His father David had put in his heart to build it and was told "NO" by God. So, the son now finishes what the father started. The son catches the vision of the father. That is our lesson for today. It is so easy to miss what is happening here, but when David dies and Solomon takes his place, he could have gone in any direction his heart lead him. However, he decides to finish what his father couldn't. It is important to note that Solomon, the author of most of the recorded Proverbs, repeatedly recorded words about "following the instructions of your father." In Solomon's words and his life we see this fulfilled. Solomon caught the vision of his father and went to work on it. That calls for two very important elements: First, the father had to have a proper vision and, second, the son had to be willing to see that proper vision, the importance of it and bring it to fruition. The continued carrying forth of the vision for God is a key element in what God is trying to accomplish on this earth. In our Christan faith we are to carry out the vision of our Father to spread the gospel to the world around us. That is His vision. We are to build the church on the foundation of the apostles, our spiritual fathers who had a vision to build the body of believers according to God's holy plans. Our generation is not simply to do as it pleases, building and crafting things in the shape of their own values and dreams. We have been given a dream to follow and to fulfill. Like Solomon, our life mission is not our own. We are to follow the dreams of our fathers.