Complete Decoration of My Temple

2 Chronicles 4:19-22


Solomon also made all the things that were in the house of God: even the golden altar, the tables with the bread of the Presence on them,
the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;
the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;
and the snuffers, the bowls, the spoons and the firepans of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, its inner doors for the holy of holies and the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.

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Following up from yesterday's journal entry, Solomon continues to build up
his place of worship -- the temple -- by decorating the inside the House of God
even down to the smallest details possible. He was set on dedicating this
temple to/for God and didn't want to leave any portion out.

It's true that Solomon had a much greater burden because of the significance
and the sheer size of the task at hand of building this temple which had been
passed down from his father. However,
building my own place of worship
is as critical & significant as Solomon's temple because that is where
I will completely dedicate my time and mind to worship God with every part of my
body.

So, as I see Solomon working down to all the details in the temple, I am
convicted to work on the full detail of my temple of worship. This means
I need to continue to refine establishing my morning devotional time/place
so I could completely devote myself during that time. I see from Solomon's
complete decoration of the temple, that it resulted from having a completely
devoted heart first.