Day 25

When Sheba came from Egypt to inquire at the hand of Solomon she

replied that God truly did love Israel. All Solomon's people were

happy and blessed. Solomon had truly been blessed as a king to rule

his people with a God given wisdom. But in the end, how did all of his

wisdom keep him from evil?

The Scriptures tell us that as he aged he loved the ladies even more.

He had gained 700 wives and 300 concubines, and they all led his heart

away from the one true God. The ladies had become an point of

idolatry. It was because of his wives that he began to worship

Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom: The pagan gods of Israel's enemies.

So do any of you think yourself to be wise? Can any one of you keep

yourself from evil, from wickedness, from idolatry? Is anyone of you

wise to discern what is righteous and what is wicked? If it were not

for the grace and mercy of God alone we would not be saved. None of us

could continue in this life even a minute outside the persistent grace

of the Lord Jesus Christ.

So let's learn from Solomon that we do not have it within us to keep

ourselves wholly obedient to God. We must grow closer every day

following the leading of the Spirit of God every moment. Only then

will we have victory over this life.