“Not Finishing Well”
“For it was so, when was old, that 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.”
I Kings 11:4
Every year, I dread reading this passage.
God gave Solomon more wisdom than any man in history. And, made him very very wealthy. But, Solomon didn’t finish well. Why?
The simple, Biblical reason was that his many wives and concubines turned him away from the Lord, and he worshipped many gods.
What else contributed to his failure?
I think Solomon had a restless heart.
“All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.”
He wanted more. He tried many things to make himself happy.
He worked hard, played hard and acquired great riches. Solomon recalls all this in the book of Ecclesiastes and said that it was all “vanity.”
In all this he lost sight of the main thing. If only he had remembered what he wrote…
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let’s not lose sight of the simplicity of faith and trust in God, and let us never be distracted by things that take our mind off of God.
“…If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.”
Psalms 62:10
Be blessed, and finish well
