Day 93, or April the 3rd. What a waste! Our thoughts
today are from 1 Kings chapter 11, verse 41.
As for the other events of Solomon's reign, all
he did and the wisdom he displayed, are they
not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?
And the big picture surrounding this verse. 1
Kings reminds us that Solomon was visited by
the Queen of Sheba, who witnessed just how many
horsemen and chariots Solomon had accrued. In
addition, he also collected 700 wives and 300
concubines. Each of these extras was a tiny wedge
in between Solomon and his God. Altogether, they
created a vast gulf. By the time we get to the
end of the chapter that tells us about his amazing
number of chariots and his phenomenal number
of wives, there is still twenty years of his
reign to come, but they are skipped over quickly
with no details, and then we are told that Solomon
is dead. And now today's action step. It's significant
that Solomon only gets half a book in the Bible
to record his reign, half of one king's. It records
details of the first half of his reign, when
he fulfilled projects which at least began with
God at the centre of his life and reign. However,
the second half of his reign seems to have been
of little interest to the writer of the first
book of Kings. Solomon gets the chilling word
from God that because of his father David's faithfulness,
the kingdom will remain in Solomon's hands until
he dies. However, his son will then have it torn
from his hands. All this is a sobering reminder
that it's only what we do for God that counts
in eternity. Check your diary today and underline
what you're doing for God and see how much is
left that you're doing for yourself. When God
is at the centre of our lives, it seems everything
is done with him in mind. When he slips from
his central place, That's when we slide onto
the throne and we don't notice until we check
our diary. Dare you check your diary now?