Today's reading: II Chronicles 9, 10, 11; Psalm 8, 38, 68, 98, 128; Proverbs 8
II Chronicles 9:1, "And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart."
Several years ago I had the pleasure of being a reserve deputy town marshal in our fair town. I really enjoyed it. The man who was my field training officer was a real character to work with. You never knew what he was going to do. There were many times he would lock the windows and doors so that I could not get out.
I can remember many conversations that turned from the work at hand to many other topics. This guy knew that I was a Christian and we would often have serious conversations about the Lord and the Word of God. He knew that the Bible was very important to me. I was thankful that he never became antagonistic. We would drive and talk for hours. The one thing that brings me the most heartbreak is that I do not have any confidence that he truly knew Christ as his Saviour. How tragic. I tried my best to show him from the Scriptures how to be saved; but, he refused.
I look back and now I see what was going on in the car on those long nights. Just like the Queen of Sheba in our passage today he was proving me. This phrase, "she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem," is what caught my attention. I thought of those nights and conversations. For each of us who know Christ as our Saviour need to be ready to give answers because you never know when you might be able to show someone how to be saved.
Have you been proved lately?
