Topic: GUILTY CONSCIENCE
Text: 1 Kings 1:44-53
1:44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule.
1:45 So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.
1:46 Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
1:47 And moreover the king’s servants have gone to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ Then the king bowed himself on the bed.
1:48Also the king said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!’ ”
1:49 So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.
1:50 Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”
https://youtu.be/DLfgW_uiT4k?si=mcwtNc0QYmms_ACG1:52 Then Solomon said, “If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.
1:53 So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.
STUDY:
Finally, Solomon was now the king. The message was relayed to Adonijah by Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, the Priest. Adonijah realised immediately that the game was up. He became afraid and rushed to the place of worship and grabbed the horns of the altar. Guilty conscience! He quickly sent a message to King Solomon to assure him he would not be executed. Solomon gave him that assurance and he was permitted to go home.
When we do things we are not supposed to do or take wrong actions, our conscience must trouble us. To avoid that guilty conscience, ask God for the grace to live a life of holiness and righteousness, study the word of God, pray always and depend on the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The peace of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:7).
Prayer:
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).
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