The Wrong Road Ends Wrong

Good Morning,

1 Kings 3:1 “And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”

vs. 3 “And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places."

Notice verse one says Solomon was in a relationship with a heathen gal.  Then in verse three, Solomon loves God and honors His commands. 

We see that a person can live in compromise and still love God;  but remember – chapter 11 is coming – Solomon turned from God to idols.  It will not be long before you either give up loving God or you separate from the world – you cannot do both.  

The devil loves to nudge us closer to wrong, show us that it did not hurt, or that it didn’t ruin our lives.  We may still love God and do right even after one drink, one casual glance at pornography, or one night out with friends who are not church attenders – but remember, Satan is immeasurably patient.  

Satan does not need to ruin our lives today, he just wants to get us on the road to ruin.  The wicked one is even fine if we keep on track for years before ruining our lives and our family.  

1 Kings 11:4 "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.” 

It is best to trust that God knows best, that we live a separated life, and cling to Him and His Word.  

Pastor