Until the work is finished

And David said to his son Solomon,"Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God- my God- will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. – 1 Chronicles 28v20

David had set the people to the task of building the Temple. Though he would not have a part in it he still encouraged the people to do the work. It was going to be a lot of work. It was not going to be easy, but it had to be done.

Here he encouraged them with the assurance that the Lord, the Lord that David knew so well, would stay with them and not forsake them until the work was done. Because of that great truth could be strong and courageous and not be afraid. They could do it because they were not doing it alone.

God still has work for us to do. It is not going to be easy. It is scary. It is intimidating. We get discouraged. We want to quit. We sometimes just want to give up.

Surely these are some of the things the people faced when working on the Temple. That's why David assured them of God's presence.

The great thing for us is the truth that we don't have to so our work alone either. When Jesus gave His Great Commission He said that He would be with us till the job was done, even till the 'end of the age.'

We need not he afraid. We need not be dismayed. Instead we need to take courage and stay at the task all the way to the end with the comfort that our God is with us.