Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
We live a life of ups and downs; positive and negative; good and bad.
The hardest obstacle to tackle is staying focused on what is important
and maintaining that path to avoid the potholes, sinkholes, and
destruction.
Think of King Solomon. In
1 Kings 3:5-15 you
will find Solomon's prayer for wisdom. The LORD came to Solomon in a
dream, Solomon asked not for riches, wealth and power, but for
w i s d o
m to rule over the people. God granted this and because he asked not
for himself selfishly God did bless him with riches and peace.
Now, at this time Solomon was focused on God. However, he did have a
weak spot and that was for beautiful women. His first wife was the
daughter of Pharaoh of Egypt. However, as time progressed he tended to
take 400 wives of royal decent from neighboring countries. No problem -
right? Not while Solomon was focused on God. The problem came in the
fact that Solomon let these wives bring their "gods" into God's kingdom;
BUT, even worse they built shrines to these gods and were allowed to
worship them. Slowly Solomon's fervor for God dwindled. Then after his
rule his son only succeeded him as king of Judah, 1 tribe only.
Now, let
us take that and see how it relates to us in our lives. When we first
become (king or queen) accept Christ, we are "HOT" for God. Ready to
jump in, do what we can for God's glory. The problem arises when satan
sees our fervor AND our weaknesses. Satan moves to strike us hard in
our weaknesses to divert our attention away from bringing GLORY TO GOD!
Upon accepting Jesus as LORD and saviour; we now have an enemy in
satan. We are at war!!!
So, what is your "wife of a foreign
country" that becomes your god to which you focus on more than the one
true living GOD? Now, remember Solomon did a lot of good. He rebuilt
the temple of God and it was richly decorated and ornate from the riches
his father, David, had laid in store. God came to Solomon in
1 Kings 9:1-9 Jehovah appeared to Solomon and told him as long as does all that
God commands, keeping His statutes and His judgments then God( 1 Kings9:
5)
will establish
the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David
thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of
Israel.
God went on to say what would happen if
he failed and the destruction of his kingdom. Now, I ask you: Are you
building a kingdom for God--- OR --- for the world and personal
pleasure?
Continue reading
1 Kings 9 to
see what will happen if Solomon fails in God's command. How does this
affect you? Where do you stand? World? Fence? or in God's world?
Hmmmm! Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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