A “through the bible” devotion from 1 Kings 4.
You begin as two. You have a few kids. Before you know it, they’ve grown up. They get married. They begin to have children.
Suddenly, you hardly have room for everyone for a birthday or holiday get together. You don’t have enough chairs for everyone to sit at the dinner table. There isn’t enough room in the driveway for everyone’s cars.
What a wonderful problem to have!
As the writer of 1 Kings describes Solomon’s staff and wealth, he adds this amazing update:
“Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance” (1 Kings 4:20).
This is exactly God promised Abram in Genesis 13:16. It takes a while (about 800 years) but God did it.
I guess that’s a good reminder that many good things don’t happen overnight. Or in the course of a year. Or maybe in a lifetime.
Waite for it... 