121 Days of Prayer

Solomon is the One Who Will Build My Temple

The purposes of this prayer are: Leadership and Guidance/Purpose.

Omnipotent Lord, after David began to gather resources for the temple that his son Solomon would build, he brought together the elders of the tribes of Israel: “David stood before them and addressed them: ‘My countrymen, listen to me. I wanted to build a permanent home for the Covenant Box, the footstool of the Lord our God. I have made preparations for building a temple to honor him, but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood. The Lord, the God of Israel, chose me and my descendants to rule Israel forever. He chose the tribe of Judah to provide leadership and out of Judah he chose my father’s family. From all that family it was his pleasure to take me and make me king over all Israel. He gave me many sons, and out of them all he chose Solomon to rule over Israel, the Lord’s kingdom. The Lord said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build my Temple. I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.’ So now, my people, in the presence of our God and of this assembly of all Israel, the Lord’s people, I charge you to obey carefully everything that the Lord God has commanded us, so that you may continue to possess this good land and so that you may hand it on to succeeding generations forever.’” 1 Chronicles 28:2–8 (TEV). Lord, David’s guidance is applicable to all peoples at all times: Live within God’s will and worship God only. Help us, we pray Lord, to be the people you want us to be. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.