2 Chronicles 5 & 6: Only God Knows Our Hearts
Verse of the Day: (6:30) Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)

1. House (5:1-14)
Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. (5:1)

Finally, King Solomon completed the construction of God’s magnificent house which David, his father, desired to build for Him. Besides using the abundant of materials that David had prepared for the building project, Solomon kept the rest of the gold and silver and all the instruments in the treasury of God’s house. Solomon then assembled the leaders, and commanded the Levites to carry God’s ark into the most holy place of His house. Solomon also commanded the priests to sacrifice countless sheep and oxen before the ark thanking God for His forgiveness of their sins. Only Moses’ 2 tables of God’s 10 commandments were found in His ark. God’s commandments could be summed up as loving Him and the people. (Exodus 24:12-18) God’s glory and a cloud then filled His own house so that the priests could not even stand to minister. We are indeed God’s house, as His Spirit dwells in us, and let us trust and obey Him. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

2. Heart (6:1-31)
And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: (6:14)

After the completion of God’s house, Solomon thanked Him for choosing him to build His house. Solomon then promised God that he would lead Israel to obey Him with all their hearts. Indeed, let us obey God and His Word with all our hearts. (Jeremiah 17:9-10)

3. Heaven (6:32-42)
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. (6:33) 

God commanded Solomon to lead Israel to be the light of the world so that all the people of the earth shall believe that He is the true God. Indeed, all must worship God, and prayed towards His house in Israel. Today, since Jesus, God’s Son, came from heaven to earth, and died for our sins, we now worship God in spirit as He is a Spirit. (John 4:21-24)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, only You know my heart that I long to be with You now and forever.