*DAILY DEW 4/SEPTEMBER/2023* *The wise man's foolishness* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides the daughter of the king of Egypt he married Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon. He married them even though the LORD had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with these people, because they would cause the Israelites to give their loyalty to other gods.."* (1 Kings 11:1-2(GNB)) _Bible Insight:_ Solomon married seven hundred princesses and also had three hundred concubines. They made him turn away from God, and by the time he was old they had led him into the worship of foreign gods. He was not faithful to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. (1 Kings 11:3-4) Solomon's wisdom finally ended in foolishness. Sadly. Unfortunately, most time wise people or supposedly wise people end up veering off from the path of wisdom. Romans 1:22 captures it well: *"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools"* Solomon is like many people today too. Most people begin well. But few stay true to the end. Despite Solomon's acclaimed wisdom, he still missed it unfortunately. Nothing cancels wisdom like self sufficiency that advises trust in one's ideas over and above God's clear cut instructions. Indeed, it is a case of surrendering our ideas and opinions to God and standing firmly by God's instructions. Any wisdom that disobeys God's word is foolishness in disguise perhaps. This lesson is not really about Solomon. It is actually about you. Everyday you are faced with options to either stand with Gods word obediently or reason it off, rationalize the issue and choose to do something contrary to God's word either because it was either more convenient or most profitable on the short run. You had better obey God. It is foolishness to think you are wise enough to attempt to disobey God and go scot free. _MEDITATION:_ *Remember, God knows too much for us to think that we can disobey him and end up proving God wrong! Every promise or warning of God always come true.* *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_SEPTEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...