Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Samuel 7:1-11a
by: Angie Osborn.
David looked around his home and realized that it was very nice. The Ark, however, was not in such a nice place and that seemed wrong to David. He began to plan for building a temple. God, however, had other plans. He was preparing to “plant” Israel and it was not time for His temple to be built, and David was not the man to do the job. As the Israelites wandered, God was with them. His mobility had been their protection as He moved with them. The Ark represented God’s presence to the Israelites. With Jesus, God’s presence, through the Holy Spirit is always with us. The God of the universe makes His home in our hearts when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.