I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

1 Kings 1. “Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 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.’ 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.’ 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’. (Verses 50-53). Solomon understood the need for wisdom, which is why (I believe), he asked God for it. I love this portion of scripture because Solomon had every right to kill Adonijah, but instead he gave him a choice do right, or die. As sadistic as it may seem we have that same choice today. However, the death we face is often times not physical, but spiritual, which is worse. With spiritual death we lose our door to God, our way to communicate with Him, and thus are left with people as limited as we are. When choose what is right, with have just that right relationship with our heavenly Father. So here’s the option for the day… do right.