DAILY?READINGS: 2 Kings 21:19 to 22:20; Lamentations 2; 1 Timothy 5
Give therefore Thy servant an understanding heart. 1 Kings 3:9
His wives turned away his heart. 1 Kings 11:3
A great start but a poor finish, sadly can summarize too many lives. Solomon started off so well, not asking God for the usual things: many years, much money, and the death of his enemies (see 3:11). God was so pleased with this spirit, that He gave it to him anyway! However, the guided heart soon became a misguided heart (700 wives would have a tendency to do that), and Solomon embraced the false gods of these women. Perhaps he should have taken his own advice from a more innocent stage of his life. “Keep thy heart with all diligence” (Proverbs 4:23). So should we. —Norman Craig Funston
Saviour, while my heart is tender, I would give Thee ev’ry part.
All my talents I surrender; I am Thine, here’s my heart. —R. Hamilton