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.21:26).Nor did he do so in vain: the Lord "answeredhim from heaven by fire"—in token of His approval and acceptance.But more:this was the time when he and the place where he received commission to preparefor the building of God’s House."Then David said, This is the house of theLord God, and this is the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel" (1 Chron,22:1).Now it was that David learned where was the sacred spot which Jehovah hadchosen for the site of the Temple.This, then, was David’s grand reward: untohim, and not to any of the prophets, nor even to the high priest, was given theholy privilege of entering into Gods mind concerning His House and to makeprovision for the same! How true it is, dear reader, that God ever honors thosethat honor Him—even though it be by appearing before Him in sackcloth: thoughHe does not always make His approbation so evident to our senses as He did hereto David’s
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