March 6
1 Kings 3:14.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
Solomon. So many things come to mind when we think about him. Great King who followed after his father, David. Dispenser of wisdom. Even though he was a great man, he was a human, too. He had failures. He made bad choices. Some of those bad choices had extremely negative results for him.
We know that God told Solomon that he would provide him with anything he asked for. Solomon asked for wisdom and this was pleasing to God. God made Solomon one of the greatest and wisest men of all times. (How I wish we had leaders today with Solomon's wisdom.)
God told Solomon to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes and commandments. Then He promised to lengthen his days--to prolong his days. Solomon chose not to follow the ways of God as David did. Because of this, God did not lengthen Solomon's days. He died before he reached the age of 70.
We need to remember that God wants us follow Him. In Matthew 6:33 we are told "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." We need to keep our focus on God and what He wants us to do. Regardless of the length of life God gives us, it is important to commit our lives to Him.
As we go through this day, let us remember that God gives us guidelines and all He asks is that we follow them.
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