Let God's Word Trump Your Carnal Desires

422 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 2Sa 3:1-5, “Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 3 his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; 4 the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.” (2 Sam 3:1-5) Not only did David sin by taking multiple wives, but he even took a heathen bride from King Talmai. This was likely one of those marriages designed to strengthen an empire by obtaining kingdoms through marriage. It was the “way of the world” but certainly against the will of God. De 7:3,4 says, “Nor shall you make marriages with them. (heathen) You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. 4 "For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the LORD will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly.” And look at how this example set by David affected his son Solomon! 1Ki 11:1,2, “But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites- 2 from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel, "You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. Solomon “clung to these in love,” The words “clung” and “love” here have sexual overtones, and it's plain that Solomon's sexual desires trumped his desire to be true to God's Word. Does that sound familiar? How many problems in this life, could be avoided, if we would only seek to do it God's way. If only we would let God's Word trump our carnal desires. God help us to allow you to reign over our fleshly desires.