2013 Day 162 – 1 Kings 10-12, Psalm 80

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Even though God granted Solomon his request for wisdom, in the end, Solomon failed to use his wisdom to make wise choices in guard his heart. This is actually one of the hardest things for us to do. We must look to God for wisdom and strength so that we can protect our hearts against evil influences. Had Solomon protected himself against having so many wives who did not have his same convictions and love for The Lord, his life probably would have ended under happier circumstances. More over, the sins of his life affected his children and generation to come after him.

2013 Day 161 – 1 Kings 7-9, Psalm 79

10 Monday Jun 2013

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God is a God of precision. Nothing He does is by accident or without reason. When Solomon built the temple of The Lord, he did it with purpose and for God’s glory. Nothing built or placed in the temple was done without purpose or for a specific reason. This is a great lesson for us as we serve God. It’s easy to just go through the motions for God, but if we are not careful to see the meaning behind our actions and God’s leading, it is hard to trust God to see how His will is playing out in our lives. This is not to say we will understand or accept it all in this lifetime, but we will be blessed by recognizing God’s perfect plan in our lives.

2013 Day 160 – 1 Kings 4-6, Psalm 78:40-72

09 Sunday Jun 2013

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In today’s reading we see Solomon building the temple of God. I always find it interesting to know that God would not allow David to build a temple because of the amount of blood on David’s hands. While David shed the blood of others out of necessity and obedience to God, it still kept him from being able to build the temple. The lesson here for us is to always remember that obedience to God is always intended for His glory, not ours. God may ask us to do something we are not comfortable doing. While I doubt He will ever ask us to do something immoral, unethical, or illegal; we may be ask to do something uncomfortable or that may cause us to be rejected by people around us. Our comfort here on this earth is not guaranteed by God. Our comfortable lives are a blessing, not a promise. If we are obedient to Him in all we do, our reward is in heaven and that is the only promise he has given us.

2013 Day 159 – 1 Kings 1-3, Psalm 78:1-39

08 Saturday Jun 2013

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Of all the things Solomon could have asked for, He asked God for wisdom. Because of this, God blessed Solomon with so much more. 1 Kings 3:11-12 says, 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. When we ask God for blessings, let us remember to look at the big picture. If we are too short-sighted to see beyond our immediate needs, we can potentially miss out on the ultimate plans God has for us.

2013 Day 158 – Prayer

07 Friday Jun 2013

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2013 Day 157 – Colossians 1-4, Psalm 77

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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While I am glad we are going through the entire Bible this year, I am not thrilled with the speed we are going through some of these books. Colossians is one of the books we could spend weeks discussing, but unfortunately we are covering it in a single day. The book is one of the letters Paul wrote to the early church in Colossae.

The big thing that stood out to me today was in Colossians 1:28 where it says, “28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.” Paul’s main goal is to bring the believers in Colossae to a mature relationship with Christ. He did this knowing how much more their lives would be enriched. This should also be our goal, knowing how much more we can experience by investing our time in building a mature and fulfilled relationship with our savior.

2013 Day 156 – 2 Samuel 21-24, Psalm 76

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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David’s life is coming to an end as we finish the book of 2 Samuel and he is taking some time to reminisce about his past and his mighty men. These men had very little in common other than their loyalty for David and their military expertise. The important thing to notice is, while David takes time to honor his men, it is as much a testament to his leadership skills as it is to their abilities. David is the epitome of a great leader. People follow great leaders before they follow great causes. There were many times when these men were on the run from people wanting to kill them because of their loyalty for David, but it never mattered to them. It’s a true sign of great leadership.

2013 Day 155 – 2 Samuel 18-20, Psalm 75

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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I keep noticing a pattern with David. He knows how to be competitive and he knows how to win. However, he never loses sight of the people he loves. No matter what people do around him, even when they betray him, he still loves them and mourns for them when they are gone. We saw this with Saul and in today’s reading we saw it with his son Absalom. This is one of the reasons I think God calls David “a man after His own heart”. God never stops being righteous and He never stops wanting us to do the right thing. But when we sin and the consequences of our sin causes us pain, and sometime death, He is sad and He does mourns for us as well.

2013 Day 154 – 2 Samuel 14-17, Psalm 75

03 Monday Jun 2013

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While David was far from perfect, he spent his entire life trying to be someone who was worthy of being called a man after God’s own heart. Some people would think it is enough to be of good character and to have integrity to keep them from harm. The problem is neither of those things provide protection from the evil on this earth. The only thing it provides protection against is from having a bad relationship with God. This is the most important thing we could work towards anyway. Just be mindful that God cares more about our well being than we can imagine; He is there for us even in death.

2013 Day 153 – 2 Samuel 11-13, Psalm 73

02 Sunday Jun 2013

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David was known as a man after God’s own heart. But even David was not perfect and sinned. God is gracious to forgive, but there are always consequences to sin. In 2 Samuel 12:13-14 it says, Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will die.” Sin is sin and we all commit sin in our lives. We should all feel God’s grace and mercy and move away from it as quickly as possible. But the consequences of sin can be great especially when we allow it to drag out and refuse to repent from it.