The Weakness

I Kings 9 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared unto him at Gibeon. And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before Me. I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put My name there forever, and Mine eyes and Mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if thou wilt walk before Me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and will keep My statutes and My judgements: Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

I Kings 11 But Solomon loved many foreign women...of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, You shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods. Solomon clave unto these in love....For it came to pass that when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart away after other gods.

We all have a weakness. What is yours?

What is the first thing that came to your mind? Maybe it was gossip, compulsive spending, pornography, some addiction or pride. Whatever it was; it may be that the Lord is dealing with your heart about a particular issue. As He is with mine.

As I was reading this story I thought about how many times there have been similar stories in God's word. From the garden of Eden, with the forbidden fruit, to the final defeat of Satan in Revelation, God speaks truth to us about the consequences of our choices and the risks of being disobedient to His will. And over and over we see the consequences of sin in the lives of God's people.

O wretched man that I am!! Who will free me from this body of death?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!! How often would I have gathered thee as a hen gathers her brood under her wings but you would not!!

For if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!!

Christ longs to set His children free. From sin. From addiction. From whatever it is that He brought to mind when I asked the question, What's yours? Only complete surrender to God's will in every area brings the joy of freedom. It is not about a list of things that we must not do. It is about being set free from anything that holds you captive. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead dwells inside of you, if you are a believer.

I pray for that power to sustain you and give you the courage to give it all to the One who died to set you free. Pray for me as well, that I would choose to surrender ALL to Him.

Father, I love you. I want my life to reflect that. Remind me that YOU dwell in me and that NOTHING is impossible for YOU. Awaken in me the power that raised You from the dead. Be strong in me. Remember that I am flesh and that I am weak and prove Yourself strong Lord.

Now to Him who has called us from darkness and delivered us to the kingdom of His glorious light be praise and honor and power forever. Amen? Amen.