Get It Done!- Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Chronicles 3:1-2,

"Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David. He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign."

The temple Solomon built in Jerusalem was a grand and massive affair. The particulars provided are stunning, with the gold, carved paneling, and the rest of it. Much preparation had been made, beginning with David stockpiling the materials that would be used.

However, when Solomon ascended the throne and established his reign, secured additional materials and artisans, he built it! He did not fiddle around, he did not procrastinate, he did not plan it death. Yes, much planning took place, but that planning was the precursor to action. Solomon built! He did it.

I find others in Scripture who were "doers". People of action. Not happy with mere talk, they launched and did great things for the Lord. Paul observes, "So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ." Romans 15:19. It doesn't appear Paul had endless manager meetings, it doesn't appear he talked things to death, it doesn't sound like he put things off. Paul was a man of action.

We see the same in Peter in the book of Acts. John was a man of action as well.

How about us today? Are there things the Lord desires us to do? If so, when do we get to them? When do we pull the trigger on those things the Lord wants done? Are we content to just talk about things? Should we be holding off on what it is the Lord wants us doing?

Perhaps Paul's advice to the Romans is good for us as well, "...do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here." Romans 13:11-12.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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