Daily Devotions: Good Intentions Do Not Make God’s Will - July 19, 2026

Pastor David E. Sumrall Podcast · Jul 19, 2026 · 3m

2 Chronicles 6:7–8 (NLT) – “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord... But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do it.’”

In this episode of Daily Devotions, Pastor David Sumrall uses the life of King David to illustrate that a good idea or a sincere desire is not always synonymous with God's will. Even though David had the heart, the designs, and the money to build the Temple, God chose his son Solomon for the task, showing that God's plans are not dictated by our good…