“So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs. 9 My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.”
10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.” 1 Kings 5:8-12 NLT
God of Promises,
David wanted to build a Temple for You, God even though he knew You could not be contained in it. But he wanted a place they could come and meet with you that was dedicated to You and no other idol. But you promised him his son Solomon would build it according to Your puposes. And he did and You gave him wisdom and smoothed the way.
He traded fairly with the neighboring Kingdom of Tyre and he kept his word. So there was peaceful relations between them and the men working. I love reading to full picture of them being hauled and then floated and then collected. And no container lorries!
Help us to see when we can give assistance or provision whether it is a paid job or a helping hand.. You will reward us. And also let us be able to ask for and accept it when we are in need. Giving others the opportunity to serve. Help us to keep all we do enrich each other. Even those prickly people who find it hard to accept help (sometimes that’s me), help us not take offence but find soft words. Are there times when You offer to help me Lord and I miss it?
In Jesus name we pray, Amen
Worship Tuesday 27th May 2025
From heaven you came helpless babe
Entered our world, your glory veiled
Not to be served but to serve
And give Your life that we might live
This is our God, The Servant King
He calls us now to follow Him
To bring our lives as a daily offering
Of worship to The Servant King
There in the garden of tears
My heavy load he chose to bear
His heart with sorrow was torn
‘Yet not My will but Yours,’ He said
Come see His hands and His feet
The scars that speak of sacrifice
Hands that flung stars into space
To cruel nails surrendered
So let us learn how to serve
And in our lives enthrone Him
Each other’s needs to prefer
For it is Christ we’re serving
Lyrics: Graham Kendrick