1 Chronicles 15:13 KJV
For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
There is a difference between seeking the Lord and seeking the Lord "after the due order." Pollsters tell us of huge numbers of Americans who
Claim to be Christians and are
Active in Church or are
Sympathetic to Christian causes
And generally speaking the world of Christendom views this as a positive sign. Some churches and Christian type organizations even capitalize on this interest in the things of the Lord to build large organizations they claim are doing the work of Christ.
Sadly most of the time they are not doing it "after the due order."
They are doing it excitedly
They are doing it successfully I am even sure
They are doing it sincerelyBut so often they are not doing it "after the due order." And they oftentimes appear to get away with it. David very nearly got away with this.
But when things, however sincerely done, are not done after God's due order, sooner or later the cart will shake and lives will be hurt, families will be broken, and damage will be done.
We need to seek God "after the due order” and I believe we learn a little about how to do that in chapter 16.
Seek Him with a rejoicing heart vs 10
Seek Him continually vs 11
Remember His works vs 12
Remember His words vs 12
Be midful always of His covenant vs 15
Sing unto the Lord vs 23
Shew forth (daily) His salvation vs 23
Declare His glory among the heathen vs 24
Give the Lord the glory due His name vs 29
Fear the Lord vs 30
As I review this list (and I am sure it is not complete) I can think of people who would argue that things like showing His salvation daily is just not that important.
And that is precisely our problem. Just like David, we haven't taken into account how important the Word of God really is to the Lord. We want to do things for God, but surely the Lord isn't so choosy that we have to pay close attention to the Bible in our efforts to honor Him. Surely the Lord would be so honored that we would want to seek Him that He would not concern Himself that much with how we do it.
So the first step in seeking the Lord "after the due order" is to seek out what is the due order.
For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
There is a difference between seeking the Lord and seeking the Lord "after the due order." Pollsters tell us of huge numbers of Americans who
Claim to be Christians and are
Active in Church or are
Sympathetic to Christian causes
And generally speaking the world of Christendom views this as a positive sign. Some churches and Christian type organizations even capitalize on this interest in the things of the Lord to build large organizations they claim are doing the work of Christ.
Sadly most of the time they are not doing it "after the due order."
They are doing it excitedly
They are doing it successfully I am even sure
They are doing it sincerelyBut so often they are not doing it "after the due order." And they oftentimes appear to get away with it. David very nearly got away with this.
But when things, however sincerely done, are not done after God's due order, sooner or later the cart will shake and lives will be hurt, families will be broken, and damage will be done.
We need to seek God "after the due order” and I believe we learn a little about how to do that in chapter 16.
Seek Him with a rejoicing heart vs 10
Seek Him continually vs 11
Remember His works vs 12
Remember His words vs 12
Be midful always of His covenant vs 15
Sing unto the Lord vs 23
Shew forth (daily) His salvation vs 23
Declare His glory among the heathen vs 24
Give the Lord the glory due His name vs 29
Fear the Lord vs 30
As I review this list (and I am sure it is not complete) I can think of people who would argue that things like showing His salvation daily is just not that important.
And that is precisely our problem. Just like David, we haven't taken into account how important the Word of God really is to the Lord. We want to do things for God, but surely the Lord isn't so choosy that we have to pay close attention to the Bible in our efforts to honor Him. Surely the Lord would be so honored that we would want to seek Him that He would not concern Himself that much with how we do it.
So the first step in seeking the Lord "after the due order" is to seek out what is the due order.
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