August 16, 2010
God clearly and specifically told the Israelites they must not marry people from the other nations because it would cause them to fall away and worship other gods. Must not! Like the old saying goes, "Play with fire and you will get burned." God knew what would happen. You cannot wed (join with others) yourself with those who are unbelievers and not be affected by it. If your actions go directly against God's teachings, those actions WILL take you away from God. You cannot continue to go your own way and obey commandments #1 and #2 at the same time. You can not!
Solomon fell in love with what was wrong, and that caused him to turn away from God and to do what was wrong.
God was angry Solomon turned away from His commands. Because Solomon turned away and broke the agreement God said, "I will tear your kingdom away." God used those words, "I will tear...away," three different times. (I Kings 11:11,12, and 31) Tear away! You cannot hold on to what God is tearing away. How much better it is to willingly surrender your all to Christ than to stubbornly hang on to your pride and your own will. How it grieved God to have Solomon choose to not follow Him and obey His commandments. Solomon, who asked for wisdom and who built the temple, chose to leave God.
How it must grieve God when we, knowing that He died to save us from our sins, willingly choose to leave Him and not obey His teachings. Oh, may I never grieve the God who loved me so much that He provided His own Son for my salvation.
Next Entry: I Kings 12:1 – 14:31
God clearly and specifically told the Israelites they must not marry people from the other nations because it would cause them to fall away and worship other gods. Must not! Like the old saying goes, "Play with fire and you will get burned." God knew what would happen. You cannot wed (join with others) yourself with those who are unbelievers and not be affected by it. If your actions go directly against God's teachings, those actions WILL take you away from God. You cannot continue to go your own way and obey commandments #1 and #2 at the same time. You can not!
Solomon fell in love with what was wrong, and that caused him to turn away from God and to do what was wrong.
God was angry Solomon turned away from His commands. Because Solomon turned away and broke the agreement God said, "I will tear your kingdom away." God used those words, "I will tear...away," three different times. (I Kings 11:11,12, and 31) Tear away! You cannot hold on to what God is tearing away. How much better it is to willingly surrender your all to Christ than to stubbornly hang on to your pride and your own will. How it grieved God to have Solomon choose to not follow Him and obey His commandments. Solomon, who asked for wisdom and who built the temple, chose to leave God.
How it must grieve God when we, knowing that He died to save us from our sins, willingly choose to leave Him and not obey His teachings. Oh, may I never grieve the God who loved me so much that He provided His own Son for my salvation.
Next Entry: I Kings 12:1 – 14:31
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