Failing to be Loyal to God
Yesterday, I wrote about Solomon's charge to the people of Israel to make sure they kept their hearts loyal to God. We thought about how to make sure we stay loyal to God. Today, we want to spend some time considering things that can cause us not to be loyal to God. These things are factors for all of us, and we are all in danger of failing to be loyal, so I pray this is helpful. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived and the richest man of his time. We would think that he would remain loyal to the Lord after being chosen to be king and to build the temple for the Lord. However, He failed miserably. (I Kings 11:4) For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. How could this have happened to him? When Solomon was "old," he failed to be loyal. In other words, with the passing of time he drifted from the Lord gradually. Most believers don't decide to turn a...