Solomon loved the Lord and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship. [1 Kings 3.3]
I am particularly intrigued this morning that Solomon is recorded to have been a man who loved the Lord, BUT he offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local worship places. And, after this 'black spec' in is character is noted, it is then chronicled that God offered Solomon anything he wanted! What gives?
In normal grammatical progression, one would think that after recognizing a shortcoming in Solomon's life, the writer would then explain how that shortcoming adversely affected him or led to his demise... But no! The shortcoming is pointed out and then immediately God offers His favor to Solomon. And what's more, if worshiping at the 'local place' was so bad, why in the world did God appear to Solomon there?
I've always been taught to believe that if I am outside of God's will, then I am outside of God's blessing... So, again, what gives?
Father, is there a lesson for me here today in that You seemed to chose to bless Solomon anyway even though there was at least one indiscretion in his life?
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