t|ie 0Humility
by DR. ROY L. ALDRICH President Emeritus of Detroit Bible College, Detroit, Michigan
God is infinite in his greatness, majesty, power, wisdom — and perfect in holiness — yet God is humble. In the account of David's desire to build a temple there is an interesting revelation of the humility of God. As the king sat in his magnificent palace he thought how unfitting it was that God's dwelling was only a tent. He con ferred with Nathan, the prophet, who encouraged him to correct this iniquity. David's zeal for his new project is described in the 132nd Psalm:
Lord, remember David, and all his afflic tions; How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty Cod of Jacob; surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slum ber to eyelids; Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty Cod of Jacob (Vs. 1-5). David vowed that he would no longer use his own palace by day or night — that he would not rest anywhere until he had started his building program for God. The di vine response through Nathan was not so encouraging:
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