Today, I am reading and commenting on  1 Kings 9-10.

After Solomon finished dedicating the temple, God appeared to him.  God told Solomon that He would put His Name upon the temple forever and that His eyes and His heart would always be there.  This helps explain why Jerusalem plays such a major role in world affairs.  God also warned Solomon, and through him, the people of Israel, that if turned away from Him and stopped obeying His commands, Israel would become a byword and object of ridicule to all peoples.  In between those two things God gave Solomon a prophecy directed solely at him.  God promised that if Solomon walked faithfully before God with integrity and uprightness, He would establish his throne over Israel forever.  I am going to make a little bit of a leap here, but one which I believe is justified.  If we today, give ourselves to Christ and thus make our bodies into temples unto God, He will put His Name upon us forever, and His eyes and His heart will be within us.  Of course, if we then turn away from Him to worship other gods, we will become an object lesson for all who meet us.   On the other hand, if we walk faithfully before Him with integrity and uprightness, He will establish us in His presence for eternity.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.