Every month a group from our church
volunteers at the Lebanon Food pantry. The food pantry is supported by churches
that are within the Lebanon School District and help families in the district.
Our group that serves always serves on Wednesday mornings. On Wednesday nights
there is always a group that comes in during the pantry’s open hours to help
distribute food. Each time I have helped our group I am always amazed at the
work they put into helping the group for that evening. They spend all of their
down time stocking the shelves and cleaning the room all so that it is ready to
go for the next group to come in. No matter how they find the pantry, it is their
goal to leave it better than they found it ready for the next group to go right
to work.
Our example above is exactly what we
see David carrying out in our reading today. David knows that God is going to
let someone else build the temple, but that doesn’t mean he can’t prepare for
it. When he came in as leader of Israel their worship of God was certainly
lacking. David corrected those issues within the nation. By the time of his
death David left the nation of Israel in much better shape than he found it. I
think that is a wonderful lesson for us to learn as well. How can we do that in
our families, our churches, our schools, our workplace, and wherever it is you
have the privilege of spending time?
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