From start to finish

Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. – 2 Chronicles 8v16

Solomon had his problems. There can be no doubt about that. He did however have one thing right – he finished what he started and he did it in an orderly manner. He did his job and he did it right.

I just like it when some one has a job and then sticks with it. Building the Temple was an immense work to oversee. There was a huge amount of work to be done – but he did it.

This character trait is a constant theme throughout the Bible. God wants us to finish the task He was set us to. God wants us to not be weary in well doing. He wants us to be steadfast, unmovable, always abound in the work of the Lord. He wants us to patiently run the race while we look to Christ.

Part of my goal in life should be that God could say of me when all is said and done – ‘Now all the work of Roger was well-ordered from the day he started until it was finished..’