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Our Fire-starter comes from 1 Chronicles 28. Our Fire-starter thought
is: when God doesn’t allow you to do something back the one that he
uses!!!!!

We are living in a day where you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours. You
preach for me and I’ll preach for you. You fill in for me and I’ll do
the same for you. Truth is, I may not ever preach in some of the largest
churches in America because I am not associated with a certain camp or
group I’m just thankful what God has done for me.

If I’m preaching in a church with many preachers in it i want to make
sure I help those and encourage them why? Simply I may give them
encouragement to do something I have never done.

David said God will not allow me to build the house but there is
something I can do and that is back my son up with support.

You may not be allowed by God to go to the mission field but you can
still back a missionary. You may not be a singer but back those that
sing, you may not be a teacher but you can back your teacher in many
different ways. Yes! God may not allow you to do certain things but can
I remind you this morning, you can still back them up.

I heard a gentleman tell me one time I can’t preach that’s why I back up
my son. I think God would bless if we had that same mindset.

Hope you have a wonderful day and remember God is still on the throne!!!

1 Chronicles 28:1-21 KJV

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the
tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by
course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the
hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the
king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and
with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. [2] Then David the king stood
up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for
me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made
ready for the building: [3] But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build
an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed
blood. [4] Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house
of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah
to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and
among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
[5] And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath
chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord
over Israel. [6] And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my
house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be
his father. [7] Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be
constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. [8] Now
therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and
in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of
the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for
an inheritance for your children after you for ever. [9] And thou,
Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a
perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all
hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou
seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will
cast thee off for ever. [10] Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen
thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. [11]
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the
houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers
thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the
mercy seat, [12] And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of
the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round
about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of
the dedicated things: [13] Also for the courses of the priests and the
Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord,
and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord. [14] He
gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all
manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight,
for all instruments of every kind of service: [15] Even the weight for
the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for
every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks
of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps
thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. [16] And by weight
he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise
silver for the tables of silver: [17] Also pure gold for the fleshhooks,
and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by
weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of
silver: [18] And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and
gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out
their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. [19] All
this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand
upon me, even all the works of this pattern. [20] And David said to
Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it : fear not,
nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the
work for the service of the house of the Lord. [21] And, behold, the
courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for
all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for
all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of
service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy
commandment.