I am having cable difficulties..affecting internet, TV and phone..no weather in my area..They say they are working on it..Service comes and goes on all 3..
Thought I’d tell you while I can!
Every year when May rolls around in Michigan, I want to stop the clock. I rejoice when death is defeated by fragile sprouts that refuse to be confined by hardened clay and brittle branches. Over a few weeks, the naked landscape transforms into fully clothed trees adorned by bright, fragrant flowers. I cant get enough of the sights, sounds, and scents of springtime. I want time to stop moving.
Also in May, I come to 1 Kings in my Bible reading schedule. When I get to chapter 10, I have the same feeling: I want the story to stop. The nation of Israel has bloomed. Solomon has become king and has built a magnificent dwelling place for God, who moved in with a blaze of glory (8:11). Finally united under a righteous king, they are at peace. I love happy endings!
But the story doesnt end there. It continues: But King Solomon loved many foreign women (11:1), and his wives turned his heart after other gods (v.4).
Just as the seasons of the year continue, so do the cycles of lifebirth and death, success and failure, sin and confession. Although we have no power to stop the clock while were enjoying good times, we can rest in Gods promise that eventually all bad times will end (Rev. 21:4).
Read: 1 Kings 10:2311:4