DO THAT WHICH IS JUST AND RIGHT

PROCLAMATION

“David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.”  1 Chronicles 18:14 (NIV)

EXPLANATION
The eighteenth chapter of Chronicles is almost a verbatim repeat of the eighth chapter of The Bible Book of Second Samuel. (2 Samuel 8:1-18)  After David had the ark of God brought to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 16:1) and the prophet Nathan had told him that he would not be the one to build a house for God, (1 Chronicles 17:1-14) The Lord God was with him and He allowed him to defeat all of his enemies. (1 Chronicles 18:1-13)  The Lord God gave David the victory wherever he went. (1 Chronicles 18:13)  As the king of Israel David did that which was right in the eyes of The Lord and that which was right for the people of Israel.

APPLICATION

We say that we love The Lord but all to often our actions are not consistent with our words.  The best way for us to show that we love The Lord is to live our lives by His Holy Word.  When we live by His Holy Word, we not only “talk the talk” but we also “walk the walk.”  We need to remember that to most of the people in the world, our actions speak louder than our words.