Today’s Passage – 1 Kings 3 – 5 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – Click here to view the passage from Blue Letter Bible)
(Second Milers also read – Mark 5 – 6; Proverbs 17; Psalms 81 – 85)
Listen to this morning’s Scripture song – Psalm 89:1
Read the “0417 Evening and Morning” devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Read a previous post from this passage – “Wisdom”
“Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.” (1 Kings 4:20)
“And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.” (1 Kings 4:25)
This is about as close to heaven as you could possibly get while still living here on the earth. Notice that Israel had the complete protection of God; and the abundant provision of God. And in these early days of Solomon’s reign the people were busy serving God by building His temple, which took about seven years to complete. So it seems that God is on His throne and the people are dwelling safely. Unfortunately, we will see in the upcoming chronicles of Israel’s history that all of this prosperity, which was given by God, will eventually cause the people to forget about God.
This story reminds me of the history of America. We had to fight some battles in the early days, but God eventually gave us abundant provision and protection from our enemies. And, even though we still have our battles to fight today, we are still the most blessed nation in the world. However, just as Israel forgot about God, I think we can safely say that America has moved away from the God who has blessed her. The people in this “land of the free” have forgotten that it was God who gave them their freedom and all of the prosperity that came with it.
Christian, let us never forget that it is God that has protected us in the past, and it is God that has provided for us. Unfortunately, we are beginning to see that hedge of protection and provision torn down. But God could still bless this nation again, if we would simply turn back to Him. Pray that during this Covid-19 pandemic, America will repent, and put her faith in the Lord.
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