Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Why Seek the Good of Jerusalem?

Psalms 122:9 KJV
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Why seek the good of Jerusalem? Because of the house of the Lord.

When the Psalm was written the house of the Lord was situated in Jerusalem. The Temple, though possibly not constructed, had been ordained to be in Jerusalem and King David had the Ark there. Because this was the place where God ordained His house to be it was right and good to seek her good.

The house of the Lord today is the local church. And we who make up those churches ought to seek the good of Jerusalem because we have an understanding of God's future plans for Jerusalem.
• This is the place where our Saviour gave Himself that we might be redeemed.
• This is the place where the local church had its beginning.
• This is the place where Jesus will set foot when He returns.

From this place He will rule in His Kingdom and it is the New Jerusalem that will be the central feature of eternity.
We who are now in the house of God should seek the good of Jerusalem because she once was and will one day again be the place of the house of God.

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