The Loyalty Of Heart

Loyalty Of Heart 

‭I Kings 11:4 NKJV‬

[4] For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. 

In the late '90s, Dag Heward Mills rolled out series of teachings on Loyalty and Disloyalty. It took ministries in West Africa Ike storm. Suddenly most church ministries became aware that commitment has a corollary. That was loyalty. Richard Krejcir describes this loyalty as " ...remaining committed to those whom God has brought into our lives and has called us to serve, even in times of difficulty. It is developing allegiance and respect in one another, and not seeking to manipulate the other person". In our read today, it is a reference to King Solomon's heart being no longer committed and loyal to God. Have you ever read about a character in scripture that is about to err, and you feel Ike saying:"Don't do it"? That's how I felt reading today's verse. Why do some people tend to turn to other things at the heights of their success? Here is Krejcir again, " Being loyal exhibits our commitment to Christ by our commitment--with discernment--to people and righteous causes at all times (Proverbs 17:17; Ecclesiastes 8:2-4; John 15:13; Romans 13:1-5; Titus 3:1)". When we allow our corrupt nature to taint our desires, we can roll from the top to the bottom as it happened to Solomon. He has moved from building Gods temple to building shrines for other dieties.  ‭I Kings 11:5-6 " For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. ‭ Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David". Disloyalty meant God could not trust Solomon any longer. Have you seen people like this? Have you seen people who have derailed in their loyalty to God? Don't do it. God will abandon disloyal people. Our commitment to God must be rooted in the loyalty of Christ. Be like the Master. Good morning.