Tagged: God’s glory

And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens… 2 Chronicles 2:2 There are projects in God’s kingdom that cannot be completed without burden bearers. The stones hewn from the mountain would not carry themselves. They could not assemble themselves into towering walls forming Solomon’s glorious temple. They needed strong arms to carry them. To think burden-bearing may be one’s assignment! We talk much about laying burdens down. But some burdens are purposed for God's glory. When we carry the burdens He assigns, we become part of that purpose. Jesus understood this. Centuries after Solomon's temple was destroyed, Jesus would be God's assigned Burden Bearer. He carried our sin and shame on the cross so human hearts might become the new dwelling place of the living… Read More