ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Friday February 16th, 2024.

Topic : Build Next Generation Legacies.

Memory Verse: 1 Kings 11:6. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

Bible Reading :1 Kings 11:3-5. Key Verse :v4

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

We are blessed to have men who went before us in the kingdom that we can learn wisdom from tbeir records ( their strength and weaknesses) in their walk with God. Themselves had no privilege to read the Bible and learn from any known characters they needed to model themselves after to please God. To me, those of them that did very well deserve double honour because of their raw faith, bravery and discipline in following or serving the Lord which is worth emulating. “And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:” Hebrews 11:32-35.

Now coming to king Solomon, we need to learn discipline from his later life. This is a man that began very well. He leveraged on the goodwill of his father David and the fact the he did things that moved God’s hands mightily on his behalf by making an unprecedented sacrifice before the Lord, who in response gave him an unprecedented covenant of blessing. As we can see, he couldn’t manage his greatness and glory properly because of indiscipline. He allowed the blessing of God to sway him into many ungodly relationships that took his heart away from God as we can see. Strange women made him to follow strange gods to inccure the wrath of God. “And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.” 1 Kings 11:9-11.

Now, we need to learn that every man in low estate is always humbled by circumstances. True humility, discipline and submission before the Lord can only be properly evaluated when we have been made. When we begin to live in the answers to our prayers or in our dreams. When God finally lifts you to a place of affluence and influence where everything is at your beck and call. It takes discipline to stay humble and totally obedient to the Lord as one used to be in the days of little beginning. Today we need to pray into our future. We are going to ask the Lord to keep us from anything that will cause us to go astray in our walk with him, when we begin to walk in his higher blessings and things that goes with it. There are many traps out there that the enemy will want to use and destroy a man. Only the Spirit can help us overcome when we are determined to please him in our hearts. We must have a strong desire to finish strong like David. Our lives and legacies should be such that the next generation should be able to build upon. We become a joke and a waste of divine investment in the kingdom, when it doesn’t go that way.

Prayer :Thank you Father God because you are a faithful caller. Thank you because you are going to cause me to live in my dreams. After you have lifted and blessed me, keep me from going astray. Help me to build legacies that will stand the test of time in Jesus wonderful name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Exodus 32:1 – 29.

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