Wed.’s Devo - Sons of God

Read: 2Chronicles 8:11-10:19; Romans 8:9-25; Psalm 18:16-36; Proverbs 19:26 Solomon started out fearing God and worshipping him. He made sure the Temple was run the way it was supposed to run. He wouldn’t even let his wife, the Pharoah’s daughter, live in King David’s palace because the Ark had been there. We read in other places in the Bible where Solomon’s wives eventually led him into idolatry. *** I think it is interesting to note that when the Queen of Sheba visited, Solomon showed her everything about his kingdom and didn’t get reprimanded by the Lord, but years later when Hezekiah (2 Kings 20) showed the ambassadors to Babylon his kingdom, he was scolded by Isaiah and told he would lose it all because of it. This is explained in the proverb, “Don’t throw your pearls before swine.” Apparently, the Queen of Sheba was not swine. She blessed the nation with spices, gold, sandalwood, and jewels. *** Everything Solomon made was a display of God’s blessing, his glory and his opulence. When he died, his son Rehoboam became king. The people came to Shechem to meet with Reoboam and find out what kind of king he would be. When he took the advise of his young advisors to be tougher than his father, all the tribes left him to follow Jeroboam, except Judah and Benjamin. This was the division of the kingdom. Those who followed Rehoboam became the Southern Kingdom of Judah. The rest became the northern nation of Israel. *** Romans tells us that we can be controlled by the Holy Spirit and not our old sinful nature. His Spirit gives life to our natural bodies and following what it says proves we are his children and heirs to his glory. *** All creation is waiting for God to reveal his true children. Then we will be free from death and decay. *** Lord, we patiently wait with great expectation for the day we will be revealed as your children. May we get a revelation of that in our hearts.