I Kings 2:2b-3 So be strong, act like a man, and observe
what the Lord your God requires. Walk in
obedience to him … so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go…
David, out of his lengthy and vast experience of walking
with God, gave Solomon a nutshell of advice that would help him as king. “Be a man,” he said, “and obey God.” It is almost as though he was saying, “Just
because it isn’t always easy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it! Buck up, be a man, and do what is right and
do whatever you are required to do.”
Sometimes that is how I have felt … like it was too hard to do what was
right, and yet I knew I had to do it anyway.
And the result is prosperity of heart and soul that I gained even if it
was not material prosperity. That is
where I think a lot of people misunderstand what God intends as the result of
determined obedience.
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