Day 159 – June 8, 2021
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 2-3, 1 Corinthians 5 At this point in our scripture reading, having read through Samuel, are we glad that Israel decided to be like other nations and have a king? With all of the jockeying for power the corruption is rampant and there is so much heartache and death. All for the sake of having a king. Good grief – make the Lord Jesus your king! Solomon will unify the kingdom, and he seeks an anointing from God, with humility he recognizes that he doesn’t have the wisdom necessary to wield the position well. God loves his heart here and gives Solomon more than he asks for and blesses him wisdom, wealth and honor. It immediately gets put to use in the tale of the two prostitutes. It’s the story of a mother’s love, and Solomon displaying great wisdom. May we seek such wisdom from God, to discern what is right and good. Solomon sought justice. We should to. Paul is dealing with justice in the Corinthian community. He sees a great deal of corruption in the case of immorality, greed and idolatry. A terrible problem of sexual immorality has presented itself, and Paul is wondering what they are waiting for, why not expel the immoral man now? The folks seem concerned that they are judging, and Paul says, “Go ahead! Judge the family of believers, they should be held to a high standard.” We shouldn’t judge the family of believers haphazardly. We should though seeking wisdom from the Spirit, care for the family of believers and root out idolatry, immorality and greed. There’s no room for blatant sin among the believers in the family of God. We should seek discernment and wisdom, like Solomon, to care for the church family well. We are wise to leaving the judging of the world to God, and the judging of the family to those who have sought spiritual wisdom and discernment from God. Let’s seek the Lord and wisdom from above. Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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