--Greater Than Solomon ~~

--"Shishak king of Egypt...took all; he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Instead
of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass. --[2 Chronicles 12:9 -10]. - bible

~~~During Solomon's reign there was peace in the land. The kingdom became very rich and powerful. Then when his son Rehoboam became king, he abandoned God's laws, and the Egyptians came to make war. They took away all the treasures in the king's house and the Lord's house, along with the golden shields that Soloman had made. This was a great loss for Rehoboam, and he replaced the golden shields with shields of "brass" (bronze).
In Matthew 12:42 Jesus said, "A greater than Solomon is here." Jesus Christ is now our King, and He is much greater than Solomon! Our King also has laws, which we are just as responsible to obey as Rehoboam was to obey the laws of the Lord.

What happens if we abandon Jesus' laws? Eventually the world (Egypt) will attack us and take away our spiritual treasures. We will be robbed of our shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16), and then our strong faith (golden shields) will be replaced by a weak faith (bronze shields). The world is described in 1 John 2:16 as "the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life." God is not mocked! We cannot expect to love the world and stay strong enough to retain our spiritual treasures.

In Matthew 7:24 Jesus said, "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock." Here is the key to spiritual strength and victory. If we faithfully obey our King, we can claim the promise in Revelation 3:21 "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."

--For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." (1 John 5:3) ~
--"Beside Still Waters"/SH~

---"At The Cross"/ Hillsong / [Darlene Zschech] / (lyrics) <https://youtu.be/AkRudaBidHc>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]