2 Chronicles 6:8 (ESV Strong's)
But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
Subject: Heart for God
David committed adultery. David conspired to have the husband of the wife he committed adultery with, killed. David was a man of war. Yet, David is commended by God for having a desire in his heart to build a temple for God. This is the best example of the God we worship and serve. In our faith-based churches today, King David would not be allowed to serve. Nor would Paul, who also was a murderer of the Church. Yet, God was pleased with David in regard to his desire to build a temple. In 1 Timothy 3 we are told that someone who desires the office of elder, "desires" a good thing. God places these desires in our hearts through our faith in Him. Our own hearts can't foster such grand things for God. We are corrupt. But, when God saves us, by grace through faith, we are given a new disposition for our heart. That new disposition is what fosters such grand thoughts as a desire for God's temple (King David), or to be an elder (young Timothy). A heart for God is produced by God in the heart that is saved by grace through faith.
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