We
look, Lord, at “King Solomon” – and we see ourselves! “He was greater
in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth” (1 Kings
10:23). We like to think that we’re ‘getting on in the world.’ There was
something seriously wrong with Solomon – “His heart was not fully
devoted to the Lord his God …he did not follow the Lord completely” (1
Kings 11:4,6). This is our problem. There’s too much of the world in our
way of life – and not enough of You, Lord! How much do the things of
this world really matter – if we don’t have Jesus as our Saviour (Mark
8:36)?
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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