Our scripture today is 1 Chronicles 13:3-4 (NIV).
“Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul.” The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.
In the Gospels we read separate accounts of the same stories of Jesus from different people. 1 and 2 Chronicles are similar in that they repeat stories from 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings but by a different author. In this passage David encourages the people to bring the Ark of the Lord back. This story also appears in 2 Samuel 6. Repeated stories in scripture occur because they are important and sadly, we rarely get the lesson the first time. God reaches out to us in a variety of ways through various means and people that we might hear His message.
Patient and persistent Lord, we are sorry we are so hard of hearing when it comes to the lessons You send us. Awaken us in body and spirit that we may share Your love with everyone. Amen.
