Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Psalms 72-74

Highlight Verse:

“Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭72‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

On this Father’s Day, I thought we could take a look at one of the most famous father/son relationships in the Bible; that of David and Solomon.

This Psalm is credited to Solomon though I almost wonder if it was started by David and finished by Solomon.

Regardless of the authorship of this verse, it was certainly true of both.

David had already survived the betrayal of an unrighteous son and saw in Solomon the qualities needed to rule Israel.He nurtured those qualities and set things up for Solomon to take the throne.

That doesn’t mean David hated his other children. He was crushed when Absalom died. I’m sure he wanted the best for each of them.

But he also saw that Solomon was uniquely qualified to rule and nurtured that ability in him.

I have four kiddos.

Each one is unique.

I try to encourage each of them to follow the unique path that each has according to their callings, talents, and desires.

That is taking them in four different directions.

But, hopefully, each of those four directions is the right one for each of them.

How did your parents help give you direction in life?
What do you do to help guide your kids (if you have kids)?