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BEYOND TODAY!-2


Text. 1King 11:11

 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

Looking at the life of King Solomon, with the level of wisdom God bestowed on him, it is clear that true wisdom is indeed in the fear of the Lord. Solomon himself said that  the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.(Proverbs  1:7).

King Solomon in his wisdom, played great foolishness by marrying several strange women. These strange women turned his heart away from God. They brought in strange gods into God's temple. As a result, God declared judgement upon the household of Solomon. (1King 11:11-13).

King Solomon's experience goes with the saying that says "Eat today, and your children will pay tomorrow". Solomon satisfied his appetite and his children and all his generation paid for it. 

As a result of Solomon's disobedience, the Kingdom of Israel was rent into two during the reign of his son (Rehoboam).

Secondly, the magnificent temple built by King Solomon was demolished as a result of his wrong decision to live for pleasure in his 'TODAY.' The very nation of Egypt from where he married one of his wives came against Jerusalem. They took away the treasures in God's temple and Solomon's house.They also took away all the shields of gold in the temple built by Solomon. 

Rehoboam (Solomon's son) thereafter replaced the shield of gold that was taken away by the King of Egypt with brasen shield.(1Kings 14:25-26). You can see how Solomon's son was paying for his father's act of disobedience.

I beseech you in the name of the Lord. Kindly watch how you live your life today. Your story; told or untold will impact and impart your children's children.

All the glory and wisdom  of Solomon became a thing of the past just immediately after his demise. This is not a true success you should desire. A true and lasting success is that which transcends many generations after you are long gone.

Make up your mind today to start living intentionally for the gain and benefit of generation yet unborn.

 Bible reading:

 1King 11:1-12.

 PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father, I receive the grace to align myself into your will for my life in everything I do in Jesus name.

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