Today is Monday, August 26, 2019, and here is your daily devote. When we look at the life of Solomon, we have reason to be both disheartened and encouraged. We are disheartened that he compromises devotion to God and debrails his kingship, but we should also be encouraged because we know that the story does not end there. Solomon is not our king.
He is not the true king. We are only to glance at Solomon and then turn our gaze on the true king. Solomon dazzled the world with his wisdom, riches and power, yet look at how things ended. He failed.
Earthly kings, rulers and powers will always fail us. We must not look to them. We must look to Jesus Christ. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
He will never leave us or forsake us. His love is constant. His grace is limitless. His mercies are new every day.
We have much to learn from men like Solomon, but beyond all the wise proverbs and saints that he has given us, perhaps the biggest lesson we take away from him is that we need Jesus more than we've ever imagined. Think about this. How does Solomon's story challenge the way we think about earthly rulers? What wisdom can we offer to others who have placed their security in earthly figures instead of in Jesus?
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