Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness. (II Chronicles 9:8 ESV)
Our King
The Queen of Sheba was very impressed with King Solomon and the nation of Israel. She saw the wealth, the power, the knowledge, and the Wisdom, and if ancient languages had a word for, “WOW,” she would have shouted it.
But when we read her words today, we wonder. We know how Solomon ended up. We know that Solomon, among Israel’s greatest Kings, failed to be great.
God did that for a reason. He gives great kings warts, so we hope for someone better. He gives great nations troubles, so we hope for something better. He gives great people thorns, so we hope for that One person… who has no failings, warts, or thorns.
Of course, I am talking about our real King, Jesus.
Every failure of leadership, knowledge, institution, or personality is displayed to us to point us towards Jesus.
Every success of leadership, knowledge, institution, or personality is displayed to us to point us towards Jesus.
Are we looking?
We are peculiar, we understand failures and successes.