12/18/2010 8:39:14 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The scholar
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Kings 4:29-34
Message of the verses: “29 ¶
Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of
mind, like the sand that is on the seashore. 30
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and
all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men,
than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his
fame was known in all the surrounding nations. 32 He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs
were 1,005. 33 He spoke of trees, from
the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he
spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. 34 Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom
of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.”
In
these six short verses is learned some of the intelligence of Solomon and it
was truly great. However many of the
things that Solomon wrote, including many of his proverbs and songs and also
the scientific truth that is spoken of in these verses are now lost. The books written by Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo
(2Chron. 9:29) are lost forever and so it is unknown what are in them.
People
from all around the known world came to hear Solomon speak and I am sure were
hoping to gain some kind of wisdom and education from him, for he was known
throughout the known world during his lifetime.
It
is said that Solomon probably walked with the Lord from the time that he took
the throne all the way through the time when the temple was completed, but then
as Alexander Whyte expressed so vividly in his commentary, “the secret worm…
was gnawing all the time in the royal staff upon which Solomon learned.” When you go against the Law of the Lord you
will have troubles, for the Law was not only to show the holiness of the Lord,
but it was there to protect people from falling into the traps set by the
world, the flesh, and the devil. Solomon
did not follow God’s law and had to pay the price.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I believe that the enemy of my soul tries to
make out the Law of the Lord as something that was given by the Lord to stop
all fun, for this can be seen in the scene in the garden while talking to
Eve. God desires to protect me through
following His Law, to give fulfillment to my life and not to take away any
fun. It is said of Moses in the book of
Hebrews 11:24 “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the
son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing
rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing
pleasures of sin, 26 considering the
reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was
looking to the reward.” These are verses
that I want to make true in my life through the power of God’s Holy Spirit who
has been given to me when I became a believer and who will remain with me until
I am safely home with my Lord and Savior.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
I want to remember that I am in a battle and that
from time to time it rages higher than at other times, but there is still a
battle going on and I am in need of the spiritual armor, the belt of truth, the
breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the Gospel of peace, the shield of
faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.
2.
The Lord is with me always even to the end of the
ages, where there will be a new heaven and a new earth and a New Jerusalem.
3.
To continue to learn contentment.
4.
To trust the Lord to guide my path today.
5.
To give myself to the Lord for worship and service
this day.
12/18/2010 9:07:34 AM
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