Putting Things Off
1 Kings 1
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(v. 5-6) "Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, 'I will be king.' So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. (His father had never interfered with him by asking, 'Why do you behave as you do?' He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom." (v. 30) "I will surely carry out today what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place."
My Thoughts
King David was getting old and close to dying, and he still hadn't anointed his son Solomon as king to succeed him. David was putting this important event off so much that his other son Adonijah decided he was going to make himself king, and got a bunch of people to rally behind him. Solomon and his mother would have been killed if Adonijah succeeded in making himself king.
David's choice to keep putting this important event off may well have cost the lives of Solomon and his mother. When we put things off for long periods of time as well, there very well can be consequences for doing so. If you put off doing your homework for school, you may end up losing marks which could mean the difference between passing or failing. IF you put off a report at work, you've just slowed down the machine and could lose your job to someone who actually does what they need to do.
Some things, when you put them off, may not cost you anything that's actually important, but you may miss out on some things. It's never fun when you miss out on doing or getting things that you want. Even if you just miss out on getting a limited edition item, you know, a piece of clothing, a baseball bat, a book. I mean, they are not really extremely important to have, but if it's something you want, then you want it, right?
Don't get into a habit of putting things off because it is going to cause problems later on. If you have multiple thing going on at once that each have a sort of deadline, if you will, then you have to filter out which ones are most important. You do that, then you get them all done. If you're able to get most or all, then that's great! That's not going to happen if we put of doing those things though, which is why we need to get things done that need to be done.
David's choice to keep putting this important event off may well have cost the lives of Solomon and his mother. When we put things off for long periods of time as well, there very well can be consequences for doing so. If you put off doing your homework for school, you may end up losing marks which could mean the difference between passing or failing. IF you put off a report at work, you've just slowed down the machine and could lose your job to someone who actually does what they need to do.
Some things, when you put them off, may not cost you anything that's actually important, but you may miss out on some things. It's never fun when you miss out on doing or getting things that you want. Even if you just miss out on getting a limited edition item, you know, a piece of clothing, a baseball bat, a book. I mean, they are not really extremely important to have, but if it's something you want, then you want it, right?
Don't get into a habit of putting things off because it is going to cause problems later on. If you have multiple thing going on at once that each have a sort of deadline, if you will, then you have to filter out which ones are most important. You do that, then you get them all done. If you're able to get most or all, then that's great! That's not going to happen if we put of doing those things though, which is why we need to get things done that need to be done.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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