Solomon was the son of King David and considered to be the wisest man who has ever lived (other than Jesus). What we see in Solomon’s story is that his wisdom didn’t save him from himself or his his spiral into sin. The Bible speaks of how Solomon’s downfall occurs because he clung to many foreign women “in love,” but not to God Himself. Our heart is the innermost, unseen core of who we are, the place of secret thoughts, desires, and perceptions. Our hearts need to change, and that is what God wants to do. If we live for desire, we will end up being a slave to that desire. Solomon is like us, we are people who are saved by the grace of God and yet we throw aside all the favor that God has bestowed upon us and run after whatever idol it is that we think we need at the time to make us feel fulfilled. We, like Solomon, cast aside the true joy that fellowship with God brings. Yet, when we truly love Jesus we begin to arrange our lives around God’s great grace and calling over us.
We Three Kings is our last series for the year of 2018 that looks at God's revelation of His Son to various people throughout the Scriptures. We look at the "Three Kings" or wise men from Matthew chapter 2 in how Jesus revealed Himself as God come to earth for our rescue. We will then look at Israel's first King Saul, how Jesus can and should be enough for us. Next we will take a look at Israel's greatest King, David, and how all of our life should be bound up in God. We will then look at Israel's wisest king, Solomon, and how easy it is to be lead astray by our own desires. On Christmas Eve we will culminate the series by focusing on Jesus as our true King.
