the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Chronicles 11:1-14
The long years of suffering and exile are over for David. His rights to the throne are recognised by all Israel. He takes possession of this fortress of Zion, which is extolled in so many of the Psalms (for example Psalms 87:1-3), and which speaks to us of royal grace. But he is not to dwell there alone. The men of faith who had wandered with him in the deserts and in mountains, living in the dens and caves of the earth (but of whom the world was not worthy) will now be able to dwell with him for ever in this city (Nehemiah 3 : end of v. 16; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 11:38). Dear children of God, do we not see, dawning on the horizon, the marvellous city of gold to which Jesus is leading us? May this prospect strengthen us in our Christian walk and warfare!
The valiant Eleazer fought against the Philistines to preserve a field of barley. He reminds us of those servants of the Lord who have had to struggle to provide spiritual food for the people of God. Some have had to engage in hard controversies against the enemies of the truth. We ought to be very grateful to them and be ready, in our turn, to defend the sound doctrine which they have maintained for us (Judges 1:3).
