23 January 2016

Nevertheless Even Him...

"Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin." Nehemiah 13:26
Nehemiah said this to Jews who were marrying outside the Jewish faith. He was warning them to listen and obey God about who they should marry.
A Biblical principle is for Christians to marry Christians. It's just common sense really! Listen to this warning. Solomon was the wisest king, and yet he married women who didn't love God and as this verse says, they caused him to sin. Notice he didn't win them. They won him. That's often the way it is. If the wisest king on earth could be led astray by having wrong relationships, how much more could you?
Listen to God's advice and stay away from close relationships with those who don't love God. Don't start a relationship with someone who doesn't know God. Instead of being close friends with girls who will be a bad influence, look for friends who will help and encourage you to do what's right. Pray for God to bring good godly friends into your life if there are none around you.
Pray for a godly husband.
No matter how strong you are, you could make big mistakes just by having bad friends or being in a wrong relationship.
No one is strong enough!
Learn from Solomon's mistake rather than learning the hard way!

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