1 Chronicles 11-13; Psalm 101
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As I read through chapters 11 and 12 of 1 Chronicles I imagined the
small group of Israelites who have finally come back home, who this book was
written for, and I imagined little flames of hope sparking up in them. As the mighty men of David are listed
with their incredible strength God gave them and soldiers from each tribe
listed with their bravery and loyalty, I imagine this group might start feeling
a bit of pride that had been long gone in their identity as God’s chosen
people. Maybe what they are
hearing and learning from the past is churning their hearts and minds and
inspiring them to be who God wanted them to be.
They can see that God’s blessings when His people were faithful
were evident, as were His punishments when they were not. Psalm 101, a psalm of David says, “The
deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. Men of perverse heart shall be far from
me; I will have nothing to do with evil.”
Unfortunately most of the kings following David did not have this view
toward evil. And this would be the
Israelites’ key to coming back into fellowship with God.
Romans 12:9 says “Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
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