Morning worship on June 2, 2022<\/p>\n
This morning we discover another side of David in 1 Kings 2:1\u201312\u2014the father of Solomon, the man after God\u2019s own heart.<\/p>\nOn his deathbed, he gave his son Solomon some advice, urging him to keep God\u2019s commandments in order to succeed (as it is written in verses 3 and 4):
\n-V3) \u00abCarefully follow the commands of the Lord your God, walking in the ways He has prescribed and obeying His laws, His commandments, His statutes, and His ordinances, as they are set forth in the Law of Moses. Then you will prosper in everything you do and wherever you go.\u00bb\n
-V4) And thus the Lord will fulfill the promise He made to me, saying: \u00abIf your descendants are careful to walk in my ways and live faithfully according to my will with all their heart and all their being, there will always be one of them on the throne of Israel.\u00bb\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the legacy David leaves to his son Solomon. Let\u2019s remember that David didn\u2019t say this to all the children he had, but to just one\u2014the one who was very close to him, very dear to him. The others were interested only in material things. Take Absalom, for example, who wanted to kill his father for the throne, or Adonijah, who proclaimed himself king while his father was still alive. They received nothing. But it is Solomon who receives the inheritance\u2014and his father\u2019s secrets.<\/p>\n
Do you want to share in God\u2019s inheritance? Seek intimacy with God. (Matthew 6:33) \u00abBut seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Intimacy with God is the key to a fulfilling life. When we make Him our top priority and put Him before everything else in our lives, He promises to take care of us. We can trust that His Word is true and that when we seek Him with all our hearts, we will find Him.<\/strong><\/p>\nHas intimacy with God been your primary concern lately?<\/strong> Solomon received wealth and secrets from his father, for he was close to Him. Remain in God's presence and you will be blessed.<\/p>\n To be continued<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seek intimacy with God.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-etudes-biblique"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nIf not, why not make that change today? Give it a try and see how your life changes for the better!<\/strong>\n