So much for that wisdom and wealth stuff eh?

I have a One Year Bible that I read daily on my Kindle (which I love, but my Kindle romance is for another post). I just finished reading about King Solomon. There is something intriguing about a king who was the richest and wisest.

Solomon was kind of the rap superstar of his day (minus the rap). I could totally see him bringing people on a tour of his "crib" - the palace he built for himself. He'd probably also give a tour of the temple he built for the Lord, the one his father David didn't get to construct.

I read a lot about how Solomon honored the Lord in all he did. In fact, he really aimed at being pleasing to God and asked God for wisdom to rule His people justly. God granted him that wisdom and made him wealthier than any other king who had lived before him.

Solomon's wisdom can be found in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes too (though he's a bit more emo in the later book). What saddens me is how in the later years of his life he let himself be turned to other false gods. I guess when you have 1000+ women in your life, your bound to feel outnumbered and cave into the pressure. No offense ladies. We can discuss what a player Solomon was in another post. :)

Reading about Solomon's life just made me realize that no matter how wise you are and no matter how much you seem to have your act together, if you take God out of the picture then you're going to fall and fail. Solomon's ancestors could have forever sat on the throne as Israel's king, but he gave it all up for his own desires. Israel's leadership went on a downward spiral after that.

I'll stick with my one wife and my simple life, but I'll gladly take a big heaping dose of that wisdom stuff. :)