Beware of Distraction

734 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ki 1:15-21, “So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) 16 And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, "What is your wish?" 17 Then she said to him, "My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your maidservant, saying, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.' 18 "So now, look! Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know about it. 19 "He has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited. 20 "And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 "Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders." (1 Kings 1:15-21) Bathsheba, following the advice of the true prophet of God (Nathan) takes immediate action. She enters the kings chamber, and what's this? What's this Shunammite woman doing here? This was cause for a major distraction from the business at hand, but Bathsheba ignores the distraction and immediately carries out Nathan's instructions. This is a good reminder for all of us. Know that the devil is in the business of distraction. In 2 Cor 11:3 we read, “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, , your thoughts will be led ASTRAY (distracted) from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” And later in that same chapter, 2Co 11:14, “ And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” Light attracts and diverts our attention, and we need to keep focused on the One True Light, Jesus Christ. Jesus warned us about distraction in Mt 24:23 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it.” Bathsheba, ignored the distraction and kept her focus on the Word of the true prophet of God and her mission was completed. Let us learn to do the same. Father, there is so much that distracts us in this world, help us to keep a sincere and simple devotion to Jesus.