Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. 1 Kings 11:40 – With great power comes great responsibility. Solomon had firmly established his kingdom and his power was vast. We see in this chapter though the decline of this wise, powerful king. Solomon’s issues were with his unfettered lust, for he took 1000 wives and concubines to feed his desires. These wives were of foreign nations, something God said not to do, and they led Solomon spiritually away from the Lord and after all their idols. As a result, God kept His end of the deal, that if Solomon wouldn’t follow Him then someone else would take the role of king of Israel, therefore we see our new character Jeroboam. Yet as Solomon heard of this, he sought to kill Jeroboam, hoping to thwart the plans of God. Sounds a lot like the story of Saul and David huh? Saul broke the covenant he had with the Lord and the kingdom was given to another, yet Saul sought to kill the one who the kingdom was handed to. We learn here a couple things. First, man is not that different from one age to the next and sin still tempts us away from the Lord just like it did thousands of years ago. Second, God is consistently good on His word. For us then let’s realize that the same sins that plagued Saul and Solomon are present in our world today and still have the goal of leading God followers away from Him. Also realize that all the promises of God are true, even the ones where God says He’ll help us through and beyond the temptations of this world. No temptation today is something new that God hasn’t already successfully helped a follower of His through. God’s heart is that you remain faithful to Him, choose today to see from our passage the loss sin can bring and the realness of God’s promises. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3055
Question To Ponder: What is a promise God gives to His people in scripture?
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