What were you thinking?

A Mini-Sermon by Bro. C. Emerson Strain

We are in a society that some how came to the conclusion that "the end justifies the means". Very little respect is shown to those in authority. We see people, driven by ambition, tearing down any person in authority. Politics usually comes to mind, and we justify it by saying, "It's politics".

On the job, you might see someone mistreat someone else, and then we justify it by saying, "it's just politics". But the question is, does the "end, justify the means"?

Solomon was a wise King. One day two women came before him. Both had a young child, one accidentally laid on her child while she was sleeping and the child died. She went before the King and stated that the other child was hers. As you well know, both mothers argued that the remaining child was theirs. But Solomon, knew which attitude would be the true mother.

I Kings 3:24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
I Kings 3:25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
I Kings 3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
I Kings 3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Is something so important to you that you would destroy to obtain. Would you lie to obtain, would you tear down someone's creditability for your gain? Would you tear down friendships for your personal gain?

Solomon saw that the real mother of the living child; wanted the child to live. Real wisdom. Very easy to see.

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
James 3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Solomon saw that the real mother of the living child; wanted the child to live.

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