- The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Amon his son, Josiah his son. 1 Chronicles 3:10-14 – What’s interesting is this wasn’t just a list of any names, this was a list of kings. Sadly though if we were to make a graph of how these kings followed God and led the people the line would be all over the place. Some were extremely faithful and others were as far opposed to following God as you can get. We must be careful then who we follow. Just because they came from the line of David and had the title of king didn’t automatically mean they would have desire to help God’s people follow God. That is even the case with those in our story that carry leader titles, even if that title is pastor. Remember our leaders are human, can make mistakes, and can even allow sin to influence them. Be sure you are grounding yourself in scripture so you can determine if what is being spoken over you is correct. If we don’t first ground ourselves in God’s Word we can be easily swayed in our pursuit of God. Let’s be steady and stable, able to see what directions are helpful or destructive. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1366
- These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; 1 Chronicles 3:5 – Another name we see recorded in scripture for “Bath-shua” is Bathsheba. This was the lady that David committed a great sin of adultery and murder of her husband. As you read the story of David, the story of David and Bathsheba is a black mark on a mostly holy story of David’s life. While many times when we see a telling of this story or a genealogy that includes David, we are reminded that Bathsheba was the husband of Uriah the Hittite. We are reminded of the sin that David committed. Yet here, we note that this isn’t told to us. We aren’t reminded of David’s great sin. Let us remember then too that when God is looking at our story, He isn’t about retelling all of our sin. If we have come to Him, repented of our sins, and proclaimed Jesus as our Lord, our sins are forgiven and gone. God isn’t looking at you through a lens of all your great sins, but through His holy Son Jesus. Know today if you have chosen to follow Jesus, you are forgiven of your sins, and God is looking at you as holy in His sight. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2557
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