PROMISE 24 – AN ENDURING HOUSE

PROMISE 24 – AN ENDURING HOUSE

Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in my ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. – 1 Kings 11:38
Although this particular promise was originally spoken to an individual (Jeroboam, the son of Nebat) it is applicable to any parents who strive to keep God’s commandments. First, God is saying that the family line will endure—it will continue from generation to generation.
Second, God is pledging to the righteous, “Your children will have a spirit of endurance. They will fight the good fight of faith. They will be tenacious in the face of rejection or opposition. They will persevere in living the truth, when others are weak and succumb to the influence of an evil world”. Enduring families and enduring children—that’s what this twofold promise is all about!
PRAYER DECLARATION
Lord God, my passion is to heed Your commandments and walk in Your ways. Therefore, I have a right to expect the fulfillment of this promise. In an age of great instability in many families, I believe that I will have “an enduring house.” I pray that a spirit of endurance will also rest upon my child, that Joshua will always be able to “endure temptation” and “endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (James 1:12, 2 Tim. 2:3). I confess by faith that Joshua will be able to “run with endurance” (Heb 12:1) the race set before him and successfully make it all the way to heaven. In the name of Jesus, amen (LET IT BE SO)!