Good day dear friends.
I wish to all the dads out there a very happy and safe Father's Day!
Here is our study guide for today:1 Kings 10, 11We go from a declaration of Solomon's successes in 1 Kings 10, to his sade decline in 1 Kings 11. What several elements cause his departure from godliness?
A careful reading, even a casual reading of 1 Kings 11 gives us the answers. Solomon had a weakness for women. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines! This as a result of his weakness and his taking wives and concubines from among those people that God had warned against. God knew that to fall in love with a woman outside of the faith would be a temptation to anyone, especially a man like Solomon, and it was. Solomon was in disobedience to God by marrying outside Israel and more so when he began to spend his money in building temples and shrines for the foreign and false gods. This angered God and caused Solomon to lose his godliness and his kingdom.
We have out temptations and distractions that can and sometimes do lead us away from God. It is only through trusting and believing God to stay away from them that we can be victorious over all other "gods."
PRAYER: Loving God, You are the only true God. There are things and people that cause us to think away from You, but we pray that we might receive from You the strength to not be led away into sin. Strengthen us this day into being your true people. We pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
e.v.
I wish to all the dads out there a very happy and safe Father's Day!
Here is our study guide for today:1 Kings 10, 11We go from a declaration of Solomon's successes in 1 Kings 10, to his sade decline in 1 Kings 11. What several elements cause his departure from godliness?
A careful reading, even a casual reading of 1 Kings 11 gives us the answers. Solomon had a weakness for women. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines! This as a result of his weakness and his taking wives and concubines from among those people that God had warned against. God knew that to fall in love with a woman outside of the faith would be a temptation to anyone, especially a man like Solomon, and it was. Solomon was in disobedience to God by marrying outside Israel and more so when he began to spend his money in building temples and shrines for the foreign and false gods. This angered God and caused Solomon to lose his godliness and his kingdom.
We have out temptations and distractions that can and sometimes do lead us away from God. It is only through trusting and believing God to stay away from them that we can be victorious over all other "gods."
PRAYER: Loving God, You are the only true God. There are things and people that cause us to think away from You, but we pray that we might receive from You the strength to not be led away into sin. Strengthen us this day into being your true people. We pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
e.v.
