Recently, as I stated previously, we returned from three weeks of vacation in England in celebration of our fiftieth wedding anniversary. Since there are so many unknown factors and incidents when going to another country, I asked the Lord to micromanage (manage in detail) every aspect of our trip.

This He did. For example, we went to Thirske to visit the newly opened museum dealing with the life and practice of James Herriot, the famous veterinarian. When we got off the train at this small town there were no signs, no taxis, nothing but bare countryside. It actually was miles into town and we did not know how far it was or what direction to take.

Would you believe it? There was a bus parked across the street with only the driver inside. He said, "I have only been here once before." I do not remember whether he explained why he was there on that day right at that time.

He drove us to a place where we could walk to the museum.

The Herriot museum is well worth visiting. I told one of the officials there how we enjoyed it but that it needed some kind of sign when one got off the train. The Thirske City Council probably has put up one since then with a telephone number or some other direction.

This is what I mean by the Lord taking care of the details.

The next day after arriving back in California I started to shave, only to find there was no shaving cream left in the little travel can. Not one drop! Yet there was plenty of shaving cream for my needs during the trip. Micromanagement!

So many times during my life and that of my family we have been brought into unpleasant circumstances. Yet there always was some sort of deliverance that revealed clearly the Lord was on the job and taking care of us.

When I leave my office in the church and go in to the sanctuary to preach I say, "Lord, I'm here at my post." Then the Lord responds, "I'm here at My post." Then we go out together to declare our Father's Word.

Surely goodness and love . . .!

It is amazing that King David, a man of fabulous wealth, living in a palace, would have had such a desire to dwell in the house of the Lord. David held the key of the Kingdom. He seemed to know by instinct the heart and plan of God, as evidenced by his eating of the showbread, and by keeping the Ark of the Covenant separate from the remainder of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

Both of these actions were clearly punishable by death under the Law of Moses. Yet David sensed God's approval because he had a heart for God.

God's ultimate purpose for mankind is that each person who is saved become the dwelling place of God, to a greater or lesser extent depending on the individual's calling in the Kingdom. Thus David's desire will be granted to each one of us. We shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

To be continued.