Day 6: 2 Samuel 7:12-13
When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
These words were spoken by God through the prophet Nathan to King David. From David would come a king who would build a house for the Lord and whose throne and kingdom will be forever. David began life as a shepherd in Bethlehem, insignificant even in his own family. He rose to fame. Yet a greater one who will build a house for the name of the Lord is promised.
David never built a temple to God; his son Solomon did, yet that temple was destroyed. When Jesus (descendant of David) lived, a temple completed by Herod was the seat of worship. Jesus spoke in the temple after cleansing it of ungodly practices. He was asked for a sign of his authority to cleanse the temple. Jesus responded, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” He built a home for the people of God to be with God through his death and resurrection. Being resurrected and alive, his kingdom is forever. The Christmas baby in the manger is an eternally reigning king. Does He reign over you and your life, today?