Day 128: February 12, 2026 – I Chronicles 26-29 and Psalm 32 and Proverbs 13

Maybe we will start backwards and work our way back. How can we not address the Proverbs Scripture which tells us that if we spare the rod we spoil the child. I remember being spanked, even with a belt at times, and it was very deliberate and not in any sense a reaction. That is probably the most healthy way, while at the same time recognizing that some parenting is a reaction and actions that take place out of emotion and anger. That is not what is talked about here. We know that disobedience leads to consequences and those consequences can be varied. A child understands that as well.

Psalm 32 provides us with a beautiful reminder of the joy of forgiveness. There is nothing that matches a recognition of forgiveness and the ensuing joy, honestly the ensuing life, that comes from that deep understanding of what it means to be forgiven. Our being forgiven provides us with a clear path to a life of guilt free celebration in life.

The closing chapters of I Chronicles clearly lays out two things: David is not going to build the temple and why he is not going to build the temple. Solomon will become, and does become, king after David. This clear succession is crucial to understanding that who comes next often dictates the health of the nation. When that is muddied lives are lost and rulers are doubted. Not a great recipe for prosperity.