1 Kings 9-10 2 Chronicles 9 Psalm 72 1 Thessalonians 5
The Lord fulfilled his word to Solomon and blessed him and
gave him the knowledge and wisdom he requested and then blessed him with vast
wealth and power as he had promised. The other rulers of the world came to him to
see all that he had and to hear his wisdom and to submit to his leadership. God
had fulfilled his promises.
Solomon writes a song of praise to God for the blessing he
and the people of Israel have experienced and the work of the Lord among their
enemies. There is recognition that God delivers his promises and rewards those
that follow his way and punishes those who choose to walk away from him.
In the last chapter of the letter to the Thessalonians Paul
challenges the churches in that area by telling them the Lord will return to
claim his church like a thief in the night and they need to always be ready.
They need to walk in the light of day where their actions and words can be seen.
He tells them to put on the armor of God and the hope of salvation,
being made right with God. They are to encourage and build one another up and
to reward those that work diligently among them to teach them the ways of God. A
call to live in peace with one another and to call the unruly to account for
their actions. The challenge to not repay evil with evil, but to seek to show
and teach the right way of living should be their goal, not only in words but
action.
Paul calls us to rejoice always and not reject the word of
the Lord and to abstain, give up, all our evil ways. When we do God will make
us right with him and preserve our spirit, soul and body. God is faithful and
will bring all this to pass.
We see that God fulfills his promises and is worth of our
praise. When we live as God calls us to live we will be blessed and we can
trust he will bring his word to completion.
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