Take Me to The King by Min. Enna Bachelor

from SISTAH TALK - Bankroll Your Brilliance with Nicole Roberts Jones

It’s a Wrap! by Lenita Sue Swain-Cleveland

1 KINGS 3:23-28 ESV

23 Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’” 24 And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought before the king. 25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” 26 Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because zher heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.” 27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother.” 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

Now I know the title for this article God gave has some of yall thinkin about a popular song sung by Tamela Mann. But turn your attention for a few moments to what God has to say through the scriptures on today. Then repeat after me: TAKE ME TO THE KING.

What I love about KIng Jesus is that he will allow us access without looking at our address. Without checking our zip code. Without seeing what titles we hold. Without checking our credit score. Without checking the dress code. Without checking to see how many mutual friends we have on Facebook or Instagram before accepting our friend request. Verses like the ones shared in this article are confirmed by Hebrews 4:16 which reads, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

You see these women were not high class. They were thought to be prostitutes although the word in the Hebrew can also mean innkeeper. The popular guess is that they were women of ill repute who sold their bodies for money. They had produced illegitimate children. They were, in fact a member of the lowest social class and got no respect. One of the many things I LOVE about God is that he cannot be boxed in or pigeon holed. The same God who made a donkey talk to prove his point is the same God that used unpopular prostitutes with a plethora of problems to prove that true justice is blind and that err-body matters to God. So, he takes this set of marginalized, disenfranchised, low class, no class set of women from a disadvantaged demographic and uses their circumstances to demonstrate his power, his purpose and his presence. There is no one beyond his reach, not even you or me. Amen somebody.

And so, an argument ensues right in front of the king about whose baby died and whose baby lived. And it is up to Solomon to settle the matter. His authority is absolute and his judgement is final. There are no appeals courts, no mistrials...whatever he says goes. I remember as a child that my sisters and I would sometimes find ourselves arguing about who was to blame for breaking one of my mother’s rules. We would each point the finger at the other or deny any knowledge or blame. Nobody wanted to fess up cuz nobody wanted the penalty, the punishment or the persecution or shame which came with being found at fault. You know what Mama’s response to that was?

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Imma whoop EVERYBODY and then I’ll know I got the right one!!! Invariably the one who was at fault would remain silent when this was said but the innocent would cry out unfairness. And here we see a mother’s love in action. The real mother would rather see her child live without her than die. While she was willing to plead her case, she was not willing to lose her child to death. So, she made the heart wrenching decision to allow him to live. Saints that’s what love does! It is self-sacrificing, it would rather endure the pain rather than spread the pain around to others. Upon hearing the responses to his suggestion that the child be cut in half there was no doubt in Solomon’s mind as to who the real mother was. And so, this story gives us five powerful truths to strengthen us on our faith walk.

We have to be willing to sever our ties with the world in order to embrace the truth and power of God. Many of us cannot walk in true victory because we refuse to do this very thing. Stevie Wonder can tell when you don’t put God first because the choices you make tell on you! Start paying attention to what God pays attention to! .

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