Solomon did not fall in one night. He drifted.
Solomon did not fall in one night. He drifted.
He had wisdom, wealth, the temple, and the presence of God — and he still opened the door. Foreign wives first. Then their altars. Then their gods. “His wives turned away his heart” (1 Kings 11). What began as appetite ended as worship.
Ecclesiastes is the hangover. After he denied himself nothing, he called it vanity. Smoke. A mind that once asked God for wisdom, now empty with a crown on it.
When we sow to the flesh, we reap from the flesh. When believers grieve the Spirit, discernment dulls and seducing ideas start sounding reasonable.
Sexual immorality is not a private hobby. It catechizes the heart. Flee it. Shut the door before the altar gets built.
Wisdom without obedience is just a gifted man building his own ruin.
Full teaching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsThQ6H6a_I