God’s 911
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Acts 15:16-17 After this I will come back, and will rebuild the house of David, which has fallen; I will rebuild its [very] ruins, and I will set it up again, so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom My name has been invoked,…
What is the fallen tent of David? It is a special tent David pitched for the Ark of the Covenant. You can read about it in 1 Chronicles 16-17. I love it. It describes a time in the spiritual history of Israel in which the Ark of the Covenant had been captured by the Philisitnes during the soulish reign of King Saul, abandoned, and eventually settling at the house of a guy named Obed-Edom. David makes a reckless first attempt in fetching the ark only to have a man struck dead by God’s power. The failed attempt is followed by studying what God had to say regarding transporting God’s His Presence His way – not David’s. David sacrifices animals for miles, dancing his way up to Jerusalem, doing the Jerusalem 6 step. (Six steps sacrifice, six steps sacrifice, six steps sacrifice – 2 Samuel 6:13) What’s really interesting is that there ended up being two tents in the spiritual life of Israel – again. There was David’s tent which housed the Ark of the Covenant in Jerusalem, while the Priestly Tabernacle remained in Gibeon. The more astounding mind blower is that after David Pitches this tent he goes and sits down in front the Ark of the Covenant and talks to the Lord. Why is that so crazy? Only the high priest was allowed to do that once a year, and yet, here was David talking to God – his father – face to face like Moses. To top everything off – God’s Presence didn’t kill him.
Spiritually we can see that if we have a heart like David’s we will seek to pitch a tent for the Throne of God – which the Ark symbolized. Not only that, we will seek to get His Presence as close to our lives as possible – even if it means that we might die in the process.
Years later the prophet Amos gave us the 911. What do I mean? Amos 9:11-13
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David, the fallen hut or booth, and close up its breaches; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old, that they may possess the remnant of Edom and of all the nations that are called by My name, says the Lord Who does this. Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt [that is, everything heretofore barren and unfruitful shall overflow with spiritual blessing].
In Acts 15 Peter makes the connection that the outpouring of the Spirit on the Gentiles or Nations, was a fulfillment of that prophecy. It’s fulfillment being for the purpose of raising up the fallen Tent of David in order that these nations might seek the Lord. We are to be a seeking people and that seeking is made possible by the Spirit of the Living God.
I hope you are full and that you have enjoyed the “3 For 10” Fasting Menu and that you have drawn near to Him and that He has drawn near to you.
