30 Days through Scriptures: Day 9

1 Kings 8, Psalm 84, Proverbs 4, 10, 12, Song of Songs 2

There once was a man. He was a very wise man. And this wise man's name was Solomon.

Solomon was not your typical leader of a country. He did not have hundreds of advisers telling him what the wisest decision was. In fact, Solomon advised other kings and rulers with his wisdom.

Just imagine if Barack Obama had the wisdom of Solomon. We wouldn't need the "political machine" that has been created in America. Obama would make the wisest decision and we would all agree with his ruling.

That clearly isn't politics in the USA today. We vote for "the lesser of two evils," and then complain about the person voted for (whether we won or not).

The biggest reason for this is because we are voting for human beings. We are voting for a man (or woman) to lead us. We are not seeking God's leader... we are seeking the leader I like best. And then when God puts a leader in place, we don't want to follow them anyways.

Solomon had it all different. He was king. Nobody questioned him (and if they did they were put to death). And while this doesn't seem like a "fair" situation, God appointed Solomon to be king of Israel.

God then gave Solomon wisdom to rule the people. Think about that... Solomon never made an unwise ruling. Solomon never had to apologize for a mistake.

For those of us who know the end of the story, Solomon became very "greedy." He had over 1000 women who were either his wife or concubine. He started to love Solomon more than he loved God. And in the end, his sons divided Israel and led 2 separate nations.

So the moral of the story, humans are humans. God is God. Humans are not God (except Jesus... but He is the exception to all rules). When you go to the polls to vote for President, realize that you are voting for a human. When that President is over-worked, stressed-out and in over his (or her) head, realize that he (or she) is a human.

Our leaders are not God. They get tired. They make poor decisions. They make mistakes. They don't know the end results. And once in a while (just like me and you), they get it right.

So, pray for your leaders. They need just as much prayer as the rest of us. Forgive your leaders. They need it just as much as you. Help your leaders. They need people to help them too. And most of all, support your leaders. You can't do it alone... and they can't do it alone.