What a great promise from God to David - you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest! (1 Chron. 22:9). What a great promise. David responses by praying for and blessing his son, Solomon (22:11-17). David commands all the leaders to follow Solomon's lead in preparing to build the temple. He gathers all the workers, servants, priests and those gifted to work hard and dedicate themselves to the Lord's temple work. Here we see the great "heart" and dedication of King David, passing on an incredible legacy to his son. We need to try our best, in our circumstances and life, to pass on our best to our children, a legacy, a path worth following, a heart after God, God's blessing to our children. It's amazing what happens when we personally take our children aside, grab their hands or put our hands on their shoulders and actually pray God's blessing and care over them, as we then tell them we love them and want success to come to them in life and trust the Lord - no matter what they face! As we read the NT - Paul also talks about trials and times that he was delayed. He wants the believers to be strengthened and encouraged in their faith even through the trials that he is facing - in other words - don't give up! (1 Thes. 3:1-6). He even prays for them that "their love would increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else.......what a great pray for Highland! Do it Lord. PJ