26th March 2019

Checking into God's Presence... It is another day but let us examine who we are truly in Christ. Is my work preserving the Christendom or destroying it? For this sake Solomon makes a difficult decision in 1 Kings 3:16-28 under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Let us see how? One day two women[a] came to King Solomon, and one of them said: Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. Not long ago my baby was born at home, and three days later her baby was born. Nobody else was there with us. One night while we were all asleep, she rolled over on her baby, and he died. Then while I was still asleep, she got up and took my son out of my bed. She put him in her bed, then she put her dead baby next to me. In the morning when I got up to feed my son, I saw that he was dead. But when I looked at him in the light, I knew he wasn’t my son. “No!” the other woman shouted. “He was your son. My baby is alive!” “The dead baby is yours,” the first woman yelled. “Mine is alive!” They argued back and forth in front of Solomon, until finally he said, “Both of you say this live baby is yours. Someone bring me a sword.” A sword was brought, and Solomon ordered, “Cut the baby in half! That way each of you can have part of him.” “Please don’t kill my son,” the baby’s mother screamed. “Your Majesty, I love him very much, but give him to her. Just don’t kill him.” The other woman shouted, “Go ahead and cut him in half. Then neither of us will have the baby.” Solomon said, “Don’t kill the baby.” Then he pointed to the first woman, “She is his real mother. Give the baby to her.” Everyone in Israel was amazed when they heard how Solomon had made his decision. They realized that God had given him wisdom to judge fairly." (1 Kings 3:16-28) In dire situation, do you always forget your Christian duties? Can your attributes be linked to the "First Woman" whose priority was more of preservation than for any personal gains attributable to self-recognition, destruction, pride, lack of humility and respect of holiness? Funny enough, these bear the hallmarks of today's Christianity as we all carry the logo of a very good Christian but deep down who are mine? Link us with your grace and teach us Your peace. Empower us to preserve Your love in all circumstances in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...