A
reminder for today
The
LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD,
the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. He had warned Solomon
specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the
LORD's command. So now the LORD said to him, "Since you have not kept
my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away
from you and give it to one of your servants. (1 Kings 11:9-11)
Sadly Solomon turned away from God and worshipped other
Gods. I must admit reading this again made me a little disappointed in Salomon.
Here is probably the wisest man that ever lived and yet he turns away from God
despite being warned by God numerous times. This tore my mind in pieces all day
as I struggled with the idea of this amazing man so blessed turning away from
the God that gave it all to him. A man with so much wealth and wisdom and so
much potential and still he turned his back.
Thinking about this made me think of my son. Sometimes you
can warn him so many times that he is going to get hurt and before you know it,
there was an accident. I also looked at myself and I grew up in a church going
family and I knew the commands of the Lord since childhood, but I also turned
away from God and sinned. This made me realise how vulnerable we really are. We
are not strong enough to face the enemy alone and we surely are not wise enough
to have all the answers and there is no one that is perfect, except Jesus
Christ. And that, my dear friend, is why we follow Jesus Christ and no one
else.
So here is my conclusion. No matter how wonderful you
are, there will come a time when the enemy will strike at a place where you are
very vulnerable, and if you do not live a life with a strong and on-going
relationship with God, where you know that you are lost without Him, then you
will also be misguided by the enemy and you will fall in their trap. My dear
friend, we must humbly and dependently follow God, and His Word, so that we will
not be lost and not be tricked by a devouring monster that lies and waits for
us to make a mistake. Jesus is the only way, and He will free you from this
disaster if your heart belongs to Him (Jesus Christ). You will not fall and
you will not be lost, in fact you have found the way to God. So unlike Solomon,
you have a redeemer that died for you so that you can be free from this sin. Come
my dear friend and let us renew our faith in Jesus Christ as we accept Him once
again as our saviour and the light in our darkness. In Jesus we can truly be
free and live without fear.
We
are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true
for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we
all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved
kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when
he freed us from the penalty for our sins. (Romans 3:22-24)
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers