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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Kings 1:22-37
The celebrations at En-rogel are in full swing. The guests are gathered around Adonijah. The crafty Joab is there, as well as Abiathar, who has forgotten David’s gracious word, "Abide thou with me . . ." (1 Samuel 22:23). The king’s other sons, from opportunism or from spinelessness, have rallied to their brother’s cause. The one exception is Solomon, who has not been invited; this for a good reason! Is he not the king God has chosen to succeed David? What would he be doing at this feast? But all this plot, so cunningly contrived, is brought to nought by a few faithful individuals who are in step with the will of God. When David is informed, he acts at once: Solomon now takes the throne, and all orders are issued to this effect.
Nowadays, in every department of life, man puts himself forward to promote his own glory. There is one thought that never occurs to him: to know God’s will. But this divine will is to give the world the King whom He has appointed for it: Jesus Christ. That King is still today rejected and despised; He is not invited to the world’s garish celebrations. Those who fear God have no place there either.
