MARJORIE'S WORLD

Poetry, Bible Study and Prayer Published Bi-Weekly Volume one, Issue Eight Copyright Marjorie 2002

THE CALLING OF SOLOMON

FOR ALL OF SOLOMON'S WISDOM

For all of Solomon's wisdom And all his stores of silver and gold, For all of Solomon's riches And all his beautiful rainment untold, For all that Solomon had He could not own one thing; For God gave him all of it, Not one was his to claim. When we stop to account For the things we have and do, Things we enjoy in any amount Are entrusted to us by God For good use while we are here. Even of things done in the Lord's service Not even one is ours to claim. All glory and thanks belong to Him. Copyright Marjorie 2002

Our Quiet Place

Most of us will not abound in riches and time that we may search out all of the world's knowlege and wisdom. But, we have greater resources than all time and riches could help us know - the wisdom of God through Bible study and prayer in Jesus' name, our Savior and Lord. So Lord, we come to study Thy Word and speak with You about the olden times - how the history effects our days on earth, for Solomon in all his glory could never outshine the glory, honor and praise that are truly Thine. Let us go to our quiet place for this Bible study and prayer time. Bless you...

SOLOMON ANOINTED KING

King David's life is waning. Solomon is prepared to ascend to the throne of Israel.

Please read all the scriptures for background. I have included only a short passage to focus on the calling of Solomon. The preceding events are very interesting, particularly when you find that Solomon was actually anointed twice as king. I Kings 1:5 through 1:53 During these passages David's strength is waning. He has gathered the materials for the building of the temple knowing that Solomon would not know how to do it as quickly as he needed to do in order to begin the building of the temple as soon as they wanted to. He had prepared for his son the best he could. His family knows that it will not be long till King David will die. Many times people presume to know who will take someone's place as a leader. Never taking into account what the Lord had ordained, David's son Adonijah prepared a great feast and declared that he would be king. He invited all of his brothers except Solomon. He also excluded Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and David's mighty men. Nathan, the prophet went to Solomon's mother, Bathsheba, to tell her what Adonijah was doing. Bathsheba went to King David to tell him of all that Adonijah had done. King David called Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet. He instructed them to get Solomon to ride upon David's own mule and to bring him to Gihon. When they found Solomon, Zadok anointed him king at that time. This was the first anointing which made him king from that moment. It would seem that this was done immediately, so that if anything should hinder them, that Solomon would already be king and be in power Then they had him ride David's mule and brought him to Gihon as David had instructed, Solomon was again anointed king and the trumpet was blown. This was the second anointing. When God has set aside someone to do a certain thing, lead a people, or be in charge of anything, the Lord will cause that person to take the place He intends for that person to take. Sometimes, this happens by very noticeable and strange means. It is our duty to pray for leaders in all areas of our lives whether it is in our families, our churches, our communities, states or country, whether we agree with all of them or not, for they are in their place of leadership either because God has chosen them for the job, or because, for His reasons, He is allowing them to be in power. God's ways are indeed not like our ways and His reasons many times are beyond our reasoning. We must have faith that He is on His throne and He is in control. He is greater than any being or anything in all the universe. And, He always knows best! I Kings 2:1 through 2:4 2:1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon, his son, saying, 2:2 I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong, therefore, and show thyself a man. 2:3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statues, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself, 2:4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee a man on the throne of Israel. The Lord has guided David in all that is to pass regarding the David's throne and his successor. Here again the calling is well hidden in the years of Solomon's life in the King's house. No doubt David has rehearsed with Solomon the things the Lord has told him about the throne and who should sit upon it. What do we see in the verses that is different from any other callings we have studied? The answer is nothing. David tells his son to obey. What is the result of obedience to the Lord's commandments, laws and ways of doing things? Prosperity is the reward and result of obedience. David admonishes Solomon to obey. Why? Because that is the key to Solomon and his children and children's children succeeding to the throne. The Lord cannot keep his promises to David without the obedience of his children. What has the Lord stressed to David about this? The Lord stressed for them to watch where they were going, to live before God in truth with all their heart and soul. The result? Inheriting what the Lord has planned for them, which for them, was the king's throne. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me. For us today obedience and truth is the same as in Solomon's day. When we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we accept Him as the way to live our lives through His many examples, we accept that He is the truth in all that He has ever said and done and without accepting Him as our Savior, we have no access to the Heavenly Father. It is the same for us to prosper and live a truly successful life. We may hot have wealth. Everything will not be perfect, but we will be where He wants us to be, doing what He wants us to do. We will live eternally as the reward, if we believe in Jesus. Then we will live truthfully before the Lord and strive to obey Him anywhere and everywhere at all times. May God grant us the strength, love, and mercy to come before Him with our lives that He may direct us in all things. May God grant that we are so close to Him that we might even hear a whispered call.

PRAYER TIME

No human can be with us every moment to watch over us, to listen to us and care about every single thing that effects our lives. God can. He is waiting.

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you that You are always there for us no matter what time of the day or night we need Thee. We have prayed for so many loved ones and friends over the past months. Many, many prayers have been answered and others are being answered right now. You have brought Baby Olivia from a tiny infant to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. And, Baby Emelyn is nearing 7 pounds now. How we thank You for Your loving care to these precious little ones. Then there is Baby Gracie who has had yet another good week in her battle against cancer. We pray that the tests that were done today will show Your power through prayer in healing her tiny body. We trust always that You can heal with just a thought toward anyone, You may choose to heal slowly over time, or You may work through medicines and scientific procedures. No matter how healing happens, we know that it is You who have provided everything and that You deserve the praise for all miracles and all good things in this world. You have brought thus far the Foster family through the loss of Betty's brother and You continue to bless her brother Bruce in his battle with cancer. We continue to pray for her sister June and all the children. Bless this family for their service in Your work here on earth. Bless Patsy and Preston as Preston is in remission with cancer. We pray that he is strengthened and that Patsy will be blessed for all her hard work and faith. For all those that we have prayed that still have need of our special care and help, we pray that Your presence will be felt by all of them. We pray for some answers for Greg regarding the spot on the brain stem and that he will arrange further testing needed. We bring to you Arlene's family who have had and still have many needs. We pray for the needs of her daughter Dawn and her granddaughter, and for Dawn's husband who is in the service who may be called to duty overseas at any time now. Lord, please be with them. Please be with Arlene's son and daughter as they work through the death of their father and for Arlene as she begins chemotherapy and radiation treatments for stomach cancer. Please Lord, be Iraida, her daughter, mother and grandfather. You know all their needs and what is best in each situation. Thank you for helping my father. I pray for him happier days and better times. Help us to have the strength and the knowhow to be able to make his days special. I pray for my children in each of their lives. I thank you for the many blessings for them. Thank you for looking after a gentleman who had terrible repercussions from surgery done. He is home and still very weak, but holds on to his faith in You. Bless him and his family. Thank You again and again for helping the very large family and the sibling who suffers from an addiction. Thank You for strengthening them and providing help for them. We pray for the developer who could be such a witness in North Carolina. Dear father, please call to him. We pray for the man who was saved only recently and pray for his witness for You. We pray for Rev. Bill who is now retired, but still wants to preach so much. Please call him and let him know what You have planned for him to do for You. His faith is great and His love for you abounds. And, so for his wife Eva who has had the terrible dental problems. Continue to help her every day. Father, please watch over Dorothy and her family this Christmas. Bless her for all her work she does for you and for her loving heart for people. We thank you for helping Genelle, her husband and son produce their lovely work for You in song and the beautiful web site. Thank you for bringing Genelle this far and bless her with better health and many more good ideas that You would have her use in her work for you. We pray for their health and success so they might be free to serve You to their fullest with the many talents You have given to them. We pray that more people this year than ever before will discover the real meaning of Christmas, Your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pray that joy will fill hearts and that many will come to You in worship and thankfulness to You for all You have provided. Father, we are always in danger and a breath away from death claiming us from numbers of hazards in this world. We trust that as long as we look to you to guide us and to help us do what is Your will for our lives, that we will not leave this earth one moment sooner than You are ready for us to leave. We pray earnestly for Your protection from terrorists and evil of all descriptions. Help us to not be afraid. Care for and keep all those who are responsible for our safety. Please keep them alert. Give them the sharp mind they need to outwit those who would harm or destroy us. Bless the men and women who are serving our country putting themselves in harm's way for us. Help us to not forget that great gift to us that they give. Watch over them day and night for us. We praise You for Your love for us, for sharing Your wisdom and care for us. To You be all honor and glory for all good things. Our Father, our dear, dear Father, we speak of all these things in the name of Your precious son, our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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