12/14/2010 11:31:37 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The Worshiper PT3
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 1Kings 3:10-15
Message
of the verses: My plans are to try
and finish this third section today as it has two more sub-points.
Approbation
(verses 10-13): “10 It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that
Solomon had asked this thing. 11 God
said to him, "Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for
yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for
the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand
justice, 12 behold, I have done according
to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that
there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after
you. 13 "I have also given you what
you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among
the kings like you all your days.”
It was because Solomon asked for
wisdom so he could lead the people of God and be closer to God for one of God’s
attributes is wisdom, that the Lord not only gave this great wisdom to Solomon
but also gave to him the things that he did not ask for things like wealth and
honor and I believe that Solomon lived to the age of seventy years old which
was surely a long life especially during the period he live in, and besides I
don’t see any of the kings of either Judah or Israel who lived past seventy.
Dr. Wiersbe writes the following in
his commentary on this section: “God
always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.”
Obligation
(verses 14-15): “14 "If you walk in My ways, keeping My
statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong
your days." 15 Then Solomon awoke,
and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark
of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace
offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.”
The covenant that the Lord made with
Solomon was a conditional covenant for if Solomon disobeyed that Lord then some
of the blessings would be forfeited and that is exactly what happened. Dr. Wiersbe points out that the Lord spoke to
Solomon personally four times and the last time was for discipline while the
others were on obedience. For all of the
wisdom that the Lord gave to Solomon he fell because of his worship of idols,
something Israel would not get over for a very long time. At the beginning of Solomon’s rule he “knew
that he was second in command. It was
when he started to forget that basic truth that he got himself into trouble.”
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: There are
many things that I can learn from the life of Solomon and many of them are from
the books that he wrote like many of the Proverbs, and the two other books that
he penned. I can also learn from the
mistakes that he made and in my opinion the biggest thing that Solomon forgot
was that the Lord is Holy and he also needed to be holy, but it seems he
forgot, and this is one thing that I don’t ever want to forget. Solomon wrote on different occasions that “The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and
instruction.” The fear of the Lord is
mentioned on many occasions in the book of Proverbs. This is one thing that I am lacking and need
to correct.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
1. Remember to fear
the Lord for that is the beginning of knowledge.
2. Trust the Lord
to guide my path today.
3. Trust the Lord
to continue to teach me contentment.
4. Remember the
battle that I am in and put on the spiritual armor.
12/14/2010
11:57:17 AM
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