by “In my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord” (I Chronicles 22:14)
Many are beat down to spiritual weakness, physical defeat and emotional bewilderment, at the attacks of the “prince of the power of the air,” the Devil. It’s at this point of discontent that many believers allow their troubles to justify not going to church and/or not drawing closer to their Lord and Savior?
One of the biggest mistakes believers make is thinking that trouble only comes to the ungodly. As a result, many will blame the wrong ones for their troubles — God or the church — and use their troubles to justify not drawing close to the best source of relief for the Christian here upon Earth, the church and the brethren.
1 Chronicles 22 is one of many passages that reveal how King David dealt with troubles that come in the life of a child of God, many of which were of his own doing. David learned that his preparation for the house of the Lord drew him into a deeper relationship with his God, which in turn distanced him from sin’s troubles. As a direct result of his preparation and investing his heart into God’s House and service, God called David “a man after mine own heart” (Acts 13:22). David learned, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21).
Preparation for the house of the Lord helped David endure his troubles, giving him the ability to press forward for his God. This preparation often came when times were difficult, yet David found the strength to accomplish the will of the Lord because he waited on God. David learned, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31).
In my trouble is a fact of life we all experience, as Job said, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble” (Job 14:1). The answer to this troubling fact in David’s life was found in his service in the house of the Lord. He was enabled to get through his trouble because he kept serving His God in the midst of his troubles.
