Solomon marches on with the massive work that the temple of the Lord inscales (2 Chronicles 4). Bringing the ark of the covenant to the new temple was a big deal (5:6). The priest's threw a party and invited a band making sure God would get all of the glory (5:11-13). God, evidently, was pleased because he filled the temple with a cloud of glory (5:13-14). 2 Chronicles 6:6 returns us to the importance of the person of David and the city of Jerusalem (Re-read blog entry "Good Food" from May 19). God always keeps his promises (6:10)! Solomon was a prayer-warrior (6:14-42) and his prayer contains many helpful hints on how to pray. We should always remember our nation in our prayers but we should also pray for the nations as well (6:32-33). This type of prayer is at the heart of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). http://Operationworld.24-7prayer.com/ is a great guide to use when praying for the nations.
In John 10:24-42, Jesus speaks much of "miracles" (v. 25, 32, 38). "A miracle is an uncommon act of God. It is where God gets the attention, to help us believe more in Him by doing something that brings us to awe and brings us to worship ... so that we would believe" (David Nasser, "Why Jesus", p. 36). When we take time to look in-depth at Jesus's mircles, they really are extraordinary accomplishments. We can do nothing but walk away saying that was the Son of God!
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