The Consequences of Rejecting Sound Advice
on April 6th, 2019
King Solomon was a builder. He built a massive temple for God which took seven years to complete. His own palace took thirteen years to build. He constructed terraces and finished the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem. All these massive projects were undertaken by thousands of people entailing very hard labor.When Rehoboam succeeded Solomon on the throne, they appealed to him to lighten the load on th... Read More
God's Word Will Always Be Fulfilled
on April 5th, 2019
God always watches over His word to perform it. He reminds us that His word never returns void to Him but always goes out to achieve the purpose for which He sent it. (Isaiah 55:11).When God realized that Solomon was not willing to change his attitude of disobedience, He said to him: "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees. . . I will most certainly tear the ... Read More
An Entry Point For Adversaries
on April 4th, 2019
God is our Elevator, Provider, Protector and Sustainer. It is purely because of His great love and mercies that we are not consumed. His greatest desire is that we will freely love and obey Him. He wants our love for Him to be uncompelled and genuine. We don't force God to love us, neither should He force us to love Him. In fact, given the amazing love He has for us, we should never love Him out o... Read More
A Heart after Women and Other gods.
on April 3rd, 2019
As I reflected over this passage of Scripture, I came to one conclusion: David, Solomon's father, was a man after God's own heart; and David's son, Solomon was a man after women and other gods. When God confronted David with his sins, he was repentant and remorseful and asked God not to cast him away from His presence. But when Solomon was confronted with his sin of holding fast to foreign wives a... Read More
Going Against God: The Beginning of The End
on April 2nd, 2019
Solomon was extremely wise and wealthy but there was one vital area in which he did not exercise wisdom: his pursuit of women! God enriched Solomon with wealth and wisdom; but Solomon decided to "enrich" himself with the one thing God had forbidden him from touching: foreign women. Solomon built a magnificent temple laden with golden decorations for God and sacrificed countless numbers of sheep an... Read More
How Rich Was Solomon?
on April 1st, 2019
This is opulence at the highest level! Opulence that was not the result of human efforts but the product of a divine promise given by God to Solomon. The palace Solomon lived in took thirteen years to construct! Of course, it was built of the highest quality imported materials.Solomon ate from golden plates, drank from cups made of gold and used golden knives and forks! Silver was considered of li... Read More