Promotion comes from where? – 1Kings 1

Promotion comes from where? – 1Kings 1

26DEC

8th Year 12-13 Edition 3 – I Kings l The Feast l             Dec 26_2012 1 Kings 1 Return to Admenu Home Dear  Saints, Thank you for sharing the Feast.  Today we prayerfully read in, 1 Kings 1.  David is old and his health is decining. Adonijah the son of Haggith, promotes himself  to David’s throne. After Nathan and Bathsheba explain the situation to King David, he makes Solomon, his promised heir king. Solomon became king, and Adonijah’s usurpation is stopped; ” 49 Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way. 50 And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51 Then it was told Solomon, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’” 52 And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.” 53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.””  1 Kings 1:49:53.  English Standard Version (ESV).   This is another example of a person trying to take power over God’s will.  God’s Word tell us that God promotes one and puts down another.  The powers appointed over us are promoted by God.  Therefore we should never presume we are more important than another to God.  That is the kind of behavior that will only embarrass us in the best of circumstances. “he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.” Luke 2:28-32 ESV.    In all we do and share put God at the forefront.  The God purposed life keeps God first and exalts others over ourselves in His kingdom.  We should always keep the first thing first. The gift of God, salvation through the blood of our Lord Jesus.  In this way we are never doormats, we are simply promoting Jesus over ourselves. 1 Kings Overview; “The history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for it is a sacred history. It is earlier as to time, teaches much more, and is more interesting than any common histories.” – Matthew Henry Concise The Feast Wed., December 26, 2012,  1 Kings 1, – “David’s declining age. (1-4) Adonijah aspires to the throne. (5-10) David makes Solomon king. (11-31) Solomon is anointed king, and Adonijah’s usurpation stopped. (32-53)” – Matthew Henry Concise Pastor Glens complete Devotional Series |Click Here| See Destiny by Sandra Lee |Click Here| The Holy Spirit Is Calling From R. L. Waters |Click Here| Devotional series ‘Start Praising Now ‘, submitted by, Pastor Glen Aycock, Dec., 26, 2012; “FUTURE BEGINS NOW!!! SCRIPTURE: I Peter 1:2-5 2 God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours! 3 ¶ What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, 4 including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! 5 God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole. Devotional by Pastor Glen Aycock. The gifts of Jesus surpasses all gifts. Let’s review the gifts mentioned in I Peter 1:2-5. Here is the list. 1.       We have the gift of a new life. No longer dead in sin but born again. (verse 3) 2.       Life is worth living thanks to Jesus.(verse 3b) 3.       We have a future and it starts now in our heart. We know where we are going. Hallelujah. 4.       God is keeping watch over us. He will never leave us alone or forsaken. 5.       God is preparing to give us healing from our infirmities and make us whole. When pastoring a Baptist church in Bullhead City, Arizona I made a house visit to a lady crippled up and twisted like a pretzel. But her spirit was not twisted, instead she triumphantly whispered, “Pastor the day is coming when my twisted body will stretch out and I will be whole by the touch of Jesus I am starting to sing praises now.” Today let that be you attitude and let’s praise the Lord for the gift of LIFE WITH A CAPITAL “L”. Amen.” God Bless you, Brother Mike http://www.admenu.com http://admenu.wordpress.com Tags: jesus, love, hope, care, god, holy, ghost, save, help  Click Here to visit admenu for more information on our services and contacts! “[The Shepherds and the Angels] And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:8-11 ESV.

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