Bible Reading #181 - Beauty for God

Beauty for God

2 Chronicles 4

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 19-20) "Solomon made all the furnishings for God's temple: the gold altar, the gold tables on which the bread of the presence was placed, lamp stands and lamps of pure gold (to burn as directed in front of the inner room),"

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #153

Abandoning God

2 Kings 24

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 13) "He also took away all the treasures in the LORD's temple and the royal palace. As the LORD had predicted, Nebuchadnezzar stripped the gold off all the furnishings that King Solomon of Israel had made for he LORD's temple." (v. 20) "The LORD became angry with Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon."

My Thoughts

God's people had abandoned Him again and after so doing, there were many evil kings for such a long period of time. As a result of the people abandoning God, God did what He said He would do and Judah and Jerusalem were attacked and taken captive and all the treasures that Solomon had made for God's temple were taken.

Many times God had warned His people of what would happen if they abandoned Him and did not turn from their evil ways. They provoked God to anger, which is actually quite difficult to do. We know that what God says is true, but the people back then, and a lot of people now, do not believe that.

Obviously they didn't care much about what God had been saying to them, or they would have at least tried to turn from their ways. Don't be like them. When we disobey God, which is also known as sin, we can't enjoy the good things that God has in mind for us and our lives.

Like I have said before, God does not promise us a good life or an easy life. What He does promise is eternal life. When we live in God's presence, we experience all the good things that God has planned for us. If we abandon Him, we cannot experience or receive any of that at all.

Learn from the mistakes of God's people in the Bible and don't make the same ones. Don't abandon God and pass up everything He has for you. Even through hard times, if you stay faithful to God, He can, and He will, bring good out of it somehow.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #110

Putting Things Off

1 Kings 1

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 5-6) "Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, 'I will be king.' So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. (His father had never interfered with him by asking, 'Why do you behave as you do?' He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom." (v. 30) "I will surely carry out today what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place."

My Thoughts

King David was getting old and close to dying, and he still hadn't anointed his son Solomon as king to succeed him. David was putting this important event off so much that his other son Adonijah decided he was going to make himself king, and got a bunch of people to rally behind him. Solomon and his mother would have been killed if Adonijah succeeded in making himself king.

David's choice to keep putting this important event off may well have cost the lives of Solomon and his mother. When we put things off for long periods of time as well, there very well can be consequences for doing so. If you put off doing your homework for school, you may end up losing marks which could mean the difference between passing or failing. IF you put off a report at work, you've just slowed down the machine and could lose your job to someone who actually does what they need to do.

Some things, when you put them off, may not cost you anything that's actually important, but you may miss out on some things. It's never fun when you miss out on doing or getting things that you want. Even if you just miss out on getting a limited edition item, you know, a piece of clothing, a baseball bat, a book. I mean, they are not really extremely important to have, but if it's something you want, then you want it, right?

Don't get into a habit of putting things off because it is going to cause problems later on. If you have multiple thing going on at once that each have a sort of deadline, if you will, then you have to filter out which ones are most important. You do that, then you get them all done. If you're able to get most or all, then that's great! That's not going to happen if we put of doing those things though, which is why we need to get things done that need to be done.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #26

Wisdom

1 Kings 3

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 9) "So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"

My Thoughts



God had said to Solomon in a dream "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." How amazing is that? Can you imagine: God says to you to ask for whatever it is that you want! What would you say? What do you ask for? This is similar to thinking of what your three wishes would be if a genie gave you three wishes. Obviously, you always save the last wish and ask for three more, or you just ask for unlimited wishes, right? Okay, realistically now, what would you ask for from God if He gave you the chance?

You could ask for a long life. Wealth, fame, power and authority, eternal happiness, maybe even a super power! Many things, there are, that you could ask for! What did Solomon ask for? He asked for a discerning heart, to distinguish between right and wrong. That is wisdom. Making wise choices is important. Solomon was one of the wisest, if not THE wisest person to live. Solomon's choice pleased God. 

As he was king and governed a nation, Solomon wanted to govern his people, who were God's people, wisely. He aspired to be a wise ruler, or rather, leader. Wisdom isn't only important if you are some kind of leader. You make choices, every day, hundreds or more choices. What to wear, what to eat, when to leave the house. Some choices become routine, but they are still choices. Making wise choices will lead you down the righteousness. That's where we want to be.

Every single day, when you wake up, ask God for wisdom. Wisdom for all the choices you make each day. Wisdom for the tough decisions and situations. Wisdom so that when you are stressed, you don't do things that will make it worse. Keep asking for wisdom. It doesn't take much time to say "God, please give me wisdom for the choices I make today." Say it while you go to the bathroom. Make it a part of your routine.

Making a wise decision could mean the difference between loss or gain, success or failure. Try not to be too hasty in making decisions, especially important ones. You'll know if they're important by how you feel about it. If it's hard to choose, or it causes you stress or anxiety, it's probably a more important decision. Pray before you make the final choice, and make sure that you choose what it is God wants.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!