1 Kings 11
1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. 2 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.’ Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. 3 He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.
Why is it that when we are given clear instructions from God, we tend to want to think that we are the exception to the rule? As wise as Solomon was, he had this fatal flaw as well. God said “don’t intermarry with the pagan women” and yet Solomon does. When I read Scripture and see the clear commands of the Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth, yet choose to ignore them to “do my own thing,” and then when disaster befalls me because of that...well, why should I be surprised? Father, help me to be more wise than Solomon in that I want to obey Your clear commands on how to live my life each day. Thank You for forgiving my sin of disobedience in the past, and may I stop making those stupid mistakes in the future!
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