Heart for the House Sample

If you’ve ever partaken in athletics, you’d know that the best leg to run of a relay is the fourth leg. As the last leg of the race, you’re the one who gets to see it to the finish, you cross the line, and in a sense, you get the glory.

David has meticulously planned out the building of this temple, and he probably thought he’d get to see it across the line, but God has other plans.

This must have been incredibly hard for David, but what does he do? He steps back into the third leg, and he graciously hands Solomon the baton. Not only that, but he sets Solomon up well, with plans and procedures in place; he gives Solomon a leg up, while he steps a leg back. Are we willing to step back into the third leg and let the next generation finish the race for the glory of God?

This week, consider areas in your life where you could take the third leg in order to encourage someone else to run the fourth and cross the finish line!

Prayer:

Jesus, thank You that no matter where we run in the relay, we know we have an inheritance in the win across the finish line. Help us to humble ourselves and run the third leg all for Your glory. Amen.